reedy

adjective

Definition of reedynext
as in weedy

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Recent Examples of reedy That reedy Vox Continental organ sound would re-emerge during the punk and New Wave era of the late 1970s and early ’80s with Joe King Carrasco and the Crowns and Elvis Costello and the Attractions. — Hector Saldana, San Antonio Express-News, 9 Mar. 2026 And while Bell is a Frozen-worthy singer, her voice gets a bit reedy in its upper register. — Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 2 Mar. 2026 Park lakes and reedy little streams—anything not too polluted from the steel factories. — Danielle Parker, CBS News, 20 Jan. 2026 Then, there’s a creepy, reedy Charlie Plummer doing his best Caleb Landry Jones as Gary, #5, who goads other players into shedding down to their weakest points to eliminate them. — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 11 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for reedy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reedy
  1. weedy
  2. wiry
  3. willowy
  4. stringy
  5. twiggy
  6. spidery
  7. waspish
  8. lean
Adjective
  • Yvette opens the door to Pizza City’s lone toilet, engulfing them in a bouquet of Pine-Sol and damp cinderblock and the earthier smell of the small weedy lot where the bathroom’s rear wall ought to be.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Jeon-Gi lives with his Korean family in Building A, scrapping with kids from other immigrant families in a weedy playground.
    — Hamilton Cain, Time, 7 July 2026
Definition of weedy
Adjective
  • One memorable scene shows the wiry, personable Hammer introducing a classroom of grade-schoolers to experimental film.
    — Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • The stems are thin and wiry, and there are often multiple stems branching near the base.
    — Nadia Hassani, The Spruce, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of wiry
Adjective
  • However, the primary reason for these willowy airfoils is entirely practical.
    — David Szondy August 04, New Atlas, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Cosmos Cosmos help create an ethereal-looking garden, thanks to their long, willowy stems and bright, fluffy blooms that come in dozens of vibrant colors, from rich chocolate cosmos to delicate ‘Apricotta’ tones.
    — Melissa Epifano, The Spruce, 8 July 2026
Definition of willowy
Adjective
  • Members arrived dressed in a version of church clothes — men in crisp button-downs and stringy black ties, women in long swishy cotton skirts.
    — Claire Hoffman, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2026
  • After blasting apart the woman and an infected farmer, their bodies fuse together with stringy tendrils from inside each of them.
    — Jordan Moreau, Variety, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of stringy
Adjective
  • Prune away small twiggy growth and dead, diseased, or crossing canes.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Remove any twiggy branches that are thinner than a pencil, branches that cross each other, and all dead or diseased branches.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 16 July 2026
Definition of twiggy
Adjective
  • The original model walked with a spidery cat-eye that would have been considered bold.
    — Leah Prinzivalli, Allure, 2 Feb. 2025
  • Pelargonium 'Graffiti White' is a heat-loving selection with spidery white flowers on a plant that grows 14 inches tall.
    — Viveka Neveln, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Dec. 2022
Definition of spidery
Adjective
  • After some increasingly waspish bickering between Aleida and Irina, the group manages to agree once more on the importance of the Space Elevator and Titan mission succeeding unaffected by the ongoing protests.
    — Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Spitting Image has delivered a typically waspish response after Deadline revealed this week that the show had been served with a lawsuit by the owners of Paddington Bear.
    — Jake Kanter, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2025
Definition of waspish
Adjective
  • As Americans increasingly turn to GLP-1 medications — which have been linked to a loss of lean muscle, especially during rapid weight loss — experts say preserving strength and mobility should be a priority as people age.
    — Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2026
  • The moves are unfolding against D’Amaro’s broader effort to make Disney a leaner operation while increasing investment in areas the company considers strategic.
    — Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of lean

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“Reedy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reedy. Accessed 4 Oct. 2026.

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