reedy

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɹiː.di/
• Rhymes: -iːdi

Adjective

reedy (comparative reedier, superlative reediest)

1. Full of, or edged with, reeds.
2. (of a sound or voice) High and thin in tone.
3. (of a person) Tall and thin.
4. (metallurgy) Imperfectly welded together in masses of rods.

   reedy iron

Translations

full of reeds

• Finnish: kaislikkoinen (fi)
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high and thin

• Dutch: schril (nl), schel (nl)
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• Finnish: kimeä (fi)

tall and thin

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Anagrams

• re-dye, redye