thready

ˈθrɛdi

threadier, threadiest

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Definition of thready - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

like threads

Rare

resembling or having the form of threads

Rare

The thready roots of the plant were delicate and fine.

filamentous

threadlike

medical

TECH.

weak and barely perceptible pulse

TECH.

The doctor noted a thready pulse.

faint

feeble

weak

texture

TECH.

forming viscous or glutinous threads

TECH.

The thready slime stretched between his fingers.

glutinous

stringy

viscous

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Origin of thready

Old English, thrǣd (thread)

Examples of thready in a sentence

She noticed the thready veins on the leaf.
Her thready pulse worried the medical team.
The nurse detected a thready heartbeat.
The sauce had a thready consistency.
She noticed the thready texture of the glue.

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French:filiforme, faible, ...
German:fadenförmig, schwach, ...
Italian:filiforme, debole, ...
Spanish:filiforme, débil, ...
Portuguese:filamentoso, fraco, ...
Chinese:线状的, 脉搏微弱的, ...
Japanese:糸のような, 糸のように細い, ...
Arabic:خَيْطِيّ, ضَعِيف جِدّاً, ...
Hebrew:כְּמוֹ חוּטִים, חַלָשׁ, ...
Russian:нитевидный, слабый, ...
Ukrainian:ниткоподібний, слабкий, ...
Hindi:धागे जैसा, कमजोर, ...
Bengali:সূতাসদৃশ, দুর্বল, ...
Catalan:filiforme, feble, ...
Czech:nitkovitý, slabý a sotva hmatný, ...
Danish:trådformet, svag, ...
Dutch:draadachtig, zwak, ...
Greek:νηματοειδής, αδύναμος, ...
Hungarian:szálszerű, alig tapintható, ...
Khmer:ដូចសរសៃ, ជីពចរខ្សោយ និងស្ទើរតែមិនអាចដឹងបាន, ...
Korean:실 같은, 약한, ...
Persian:نخی, ضعیف, ...
Polish:niciowaty, nitkowaty, ...
Portuguese (BR):filamentoso, fraco, ...
Romanian:firav, slab, ...
Swedish:trådig, svag, ...
Thai:เป็นเส้น, อ่อนแอและแทบไม่รู้สึกได้, ...
Turkish:ipliksi, zayıf, ...
Vietnamese:dạng sợi, yếu ớt, ...

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