reedy

English

Etymology

From Middle English reedy, reedi, reeddy, equivalent to reed +‎ -y.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɹiː.di/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -iːdi

Adjective

reedy (comparative reedier, superlative reediest)

1. Full of, or edged with, reeds.

   Coordinate terms: flaggy, rushy, sedgy

2. (of a sound or voice) High and thin in tone.
   • 1989 August 12, Caroline Foty, “Hindsights”, in Gay Community News, volume 17, number 5, page 7:

     "I'd Be Lost Without You" seems somewhat out of place from a vocal viewpoint — Lewis's slightly reedy middle soprano is very expressive and absolutely true, but doesn't have enough dark body to fully deal with the torchy melody.

3. (of a person) Tall and thin.
4. (metallurgy) Imperfectly welded together in masses of rods.

   reedy iron

Translations

full of reeds

• Bulgarian: обрасъл с тръстика (obrasǎl s trǎstika)
• Finnish: kaislikkoinen (fi)
• Polish: trzcinowy (pl)
• Welsh: cawnog, corsennog

high and thin

• Bulgarian: писклив (bg) (piskliv)
• Dutch: schril (nl), schel (nl)
• Finnish: kimeä (fi)

tall and thin

• Bulgarian: строен (bg) (stroen)

Anagrams

• re-dye, redye