reedy

adjective

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as in weedy

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Recent Examples of reedy Firm if slightly sweaty handshake notwithstanding, there’s a gentleness to Root; old-school manners, slender shoulders and a reedy Sheffield twang. — James Wallace, New York Times, 22 May 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 Among those acolytes is Lucien (Jérémy Gillet), a reedy, repressed young virgin who yearns to be part of the gay community but hasn’t the courage to come out to his domineering mother Christine (Elisabeth Wiener), who also just happens to be the country’s very right-wing health minister. — Guy Lodge, Variety, 23 May 2026 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 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
  • Your neighbors probably won't be bothered by your weedy flower beds or rusty lawn furniture.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 30 June 2026
  • July is a good time to fill in bare or now weedy spots left by winter, drought or pests.
    — Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 June 2026
Definition of weedy
Adjective
  • Nick Boyd, guard, 6-1, Wisconsin A wiry guard who, like Saunders above, is already 25 years old, Boyd’s stat profile doesn’t jump off the page.
    — John Hollinger, New York Times, 20 June 2026
  • Those themes are compelling on paper, but they’re expressed through a confusing mix of abstraction and hyper-local specificity, hidden beneath biker rock riffs, and obscured through Allbrook’s wiry, wailing vocal delivery.
    — Cassidy Sollazzo, Pitchfork, 19 June 2026
Definition of wiry
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  • The soft, willowy branches bear red flower spikes on the tips in warm months.
    — Steve Bender, Southern Living, 21 June 2026
  • Shredded vegetables — carrot, ginger, papaya, shallot and cucumber, some pickled and some fresh — are arranged, per the original name, over top in willowy repose.
    — Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2026
Definition of willowy
Adjective
  • Among them is, naturally, the stringy bikini look, and Kylie Jenner appears more than happy to kick off the season while soaking in every second of her dreamy Kylie Cosmetics trip.
    — Daisy Maldonado, InStyle, 4 June 2026
  • Everyone is bulbous, stringy, or malformed.
    — Jeremy Lybarger, Artforum, 2 June 2026
Definition of stringy
Adjective
  • Their twiggy legs and bony frames exposed in bathing suits, the kids do indeed look extra vulnerable within the film’s savage landscape.
    — Beatrice Loayza, Variety, 25 May 2026
  • Hummingbirds need the safety of shrubs and twiggy trees to perch on.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 21 May 2026
Definition of twiggy
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  • 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
  • Adding non-starchy vegetables, lean protein, and healthy fats to pasta salad or potato salad can reduce their glycemic impact.
    — Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 6 July 2026
  • Created in consultation with nutritionist and food consultant Ankita Jalori, the dishes on offer use millets, whole grains, lean proteins like chicken and fish, and low-fat dairy options, such as goat milk.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 July 2026
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“Reedy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reedy. Accessed 8 Jul. 2026.

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