reedy

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɹiː.di/
Audio (southern England) (file)
Rhymes: -iːdi

Adjective

reedy (comparative reedier, superlative reediest)

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

Translations

full of reeds

Bulgarian: обрасъл с тръстика (obrasǎl s trǎstika)
Finnish: kaislikkoinen (fi)

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

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