What does thready mean?
Thready means Of, resembling, or capable of forming a thread; filamentous..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
Of, resembling, or capable of forming a thread; filamentous..
The roote is threddy, like the roote of the ſecond kinde of Scrophularia, and is euer[-]laſting, putting forth yearely new ſprings, as alſo doth the rootes of the other two Scrophularies.
A pulse throbbed beneath her fingers, thready but present.
Use thready when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Thready means Of, resembling, or capable of forming a thread; filamentous..
Common synonyms include thick, thin, stringy, ropy.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
The roote is threddy, like the roote of the ſecond kinde of Scrophularia, and is euer[-]laſting, putting forth yearely new ſprings, as alſo doth the rootes of the other two Scrophularies.
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