reedy
adj/ˈɹiː.di/
Etymology From Middle English reedy, reedi, reeddy, equivalent to reed + -y.
1
Full of, or edged with, reeds.
2
Of a sound or voice High and thin in tone.
- "I'd Be Lost Without You" seems somewhat out of place from a vocal viewpoint — Lewis's slightly reedy middle soprano is very expressive and absolutely true, but doesn't have enough dark body to fully deal with the torchy melody.1989 August 12, Caroline Foty, “Hindsights”, in Gay Community News, volume 17, number 5, page 7:
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Thin, slender
Of a person or a body part
- The 47-year-old former stockbroker admitted to his role in a case that ranks as one of America's largest insurance frauds - one that began in Toledo in 1991 and ended with his arrest in a German hotel eight years later. Appearing pale and gaunt as he stood before Judge Ellen Burns, the reedy man in glasses admitted to 24 charges of fraud, conspiracy, and racketeering.2002 May 16, Michael D. Sallah, “Ex-financier Frankel pleads guilty to insurance-fraud scheme”, in The Blade, retrieved 08 Apr 2026:
- Beth is a reedy woman with thick auburn hair and damp hazel eyes, snobbish about alma maters.2002 May 24, Ashley Shelby, “The Slam”, in Mr. Beller's Neighborhood, retrieved 08 Apr 2026:
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- He wasn't a muscular guy. Like many Autistics, Trevor had a reduced muscle tone relative to most of the neurotypicals he knew. He walked with a hunched posture and had reedy upper arms. Big button-up shirts helped hide his uniquely Autistic body.2022, Devon Price, chapter 5, in Michele Eniclerico, editor, Unmasking Autism, New York: Harmony Books, →ISBN, page 142:
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Engineering, Metallurgy, Natural sciences, Physical sciences Imperfectly welded together in masses of rods.
- reedy iron