reedier; reediest
1
: abounding in or covered with reeds
3
: having the tone quality of a reed instrument
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And Topo Gigio had a very distinctive voice, high and reedy.
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Dan Shanoff, New York Times, 22 May 2025
In 2016, after a reedy Canadian professor named Jordan Peterson refused to use gender-neutral pronouns, he was taken up as a folk hero, like Galileo standing firm against the Inquisition.
—Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2025
The reedy, tree-like grass is a panda’s primary food source, especially the shoots.
—Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 27 Feb. 2025
Chalamet sulks and talks out of the side of his mouth, picking from a grab bag of accents that vary with each scene—all of which are far more reedy and cartoonish than Dylan actually sounded in his younger days.
—Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 10 Dec. 2024
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Dan Shanoff, New York Times, 22 May 2025
In 2016, after a reedy Canadian professor named Jordan Peterson refused to use gender-neutral pronouns, he was taken up as a folk hero, like Galileo standing firm against the Inquisition.
—Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2025
The reedy, tree-like grass is a panda’s primary food source, especially the shoots.
—Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 27 Feb. 2025
Chalamet sulks and talks out of the side of his mouth, picking from a grab bag of accents that vary with each scene—all of which are far more reedy and cartoonish than Dylan actually sounded in his younger days.
—Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 10 Dec. 2024
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“Reedy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reedy. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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reedy
adjective
reedier; reediest
1
: full of or covered with reeds
a reedy marsh
2
: made of or resembling reeds
especially
: long and slender like a reed
reedy arms
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