What does threadish mean?
Threadish means Threadlike or thready..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
Threadlike or thready..
Pulse is fast, and full, and threadish; Skin is hot, and dry, and reddish;
Meat is not popular with me — too threadish, especially beef.
He tied the splint into place with cord he'd made from long, threadish needle-grass awns.
Use threadish when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Threadish means Threadlike or thready..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Pulse is fast, and full, and threadish; Skin is hot, and dry, and reddish;
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