"reedy" meaning in All languages combined

See reedy on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈɹiː.di/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-reedy.wav Forms: reedier [comparative], reediest [superlative]
Rhymes: -iːdi Etymology: From Middle English reedy, reedi, reeddy, equivalent to reed + -y. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|reedy}} Middle English reedy, {{affix|en|reed|-y}} reed + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} reedy (comparative reedier, superlative reediest)
  1. Full of, or edged with, reeds. Categories (topical): Sound Translations (full of reeds): обрасъл с тръстика (obrasǎl s trǎstika) (Bulgarian), kaislikkoinen (Finnish), trzcinowy (Polish), cawnog (Welsh), corsennog (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-reedy-en-adj-VpWbdeBE Disambiguation of Sound: 48 52 0 0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 15 2 44 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 39 18 1 42 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 37 20 1 43 Disambiguation of 'full of reeds': 67 8 1 24
  2. (of a sound or voice) High and thin in tone. Categories (topical): Sound Translations (high and thin): писклив (piskliv) (Bulgarian), schril (Dutch), schel (Dutch), kimeä (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-reedy-en-adj-p1XHvjkc Disambiguation of Sound: 48 52 0 0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 15 2 44 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 39 18 1 42 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 37 20 1 43 Disambiguation of 'high and thin': 0 64 36 0
  3. (of a person) Tall and thin. Translations (tall and thin): строен (stroen) (Bulgarian)
    Sense id: en-reedy-en-adj-s01hEGTM Disambiguation of 'tall and thin': 0 9 90 0
  4. (metallurgy) Imperfectly welded together in masses of rods. Categories (topical): Metallurgy
    Sense id: en-reedy-en-adj-EuipjGKx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Welsh translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 15 2 44 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 30 15 6 49 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 25 13 1 61 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 39 18 1 42 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 37 20 1 43 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 27 20 3 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 26 18 1 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 27 20 3 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 27 19 3 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Welsh translations: 26 18 1 55 Topics: engineering, metallurgy, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

Inflected forms

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