"threadish" meaning in All languages combined

See threadish on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Forms: more threadish [comparative], most threadish [superlative]
Etymology: thread + -ish Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|thread|ish}} thread + -ish Head templates: {{en-adj}} threadish (comparative more threadish, superlative most threadish)
  1. Threadlike or thready.
    Sense id: en-threadish-en-adj-vrZg5-9Q Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ish

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