threadish

adj

threadish

adj

Etymology From thread + -ish.

1

Threadlike or thready.

Pulse is fast, and full, and threadish; Skin is hot, and dry, and reddish;1898, The Medical Counselor - Volume 17, page 126:
Meat is not popular with me — too threadish, especially beef.1996, Beryl Gilroy, Gather the Faces, page 47:

1 more example

He tied the splint into place with cord he'd made from long, threadish needle-grass awns.2000, Terry Schiffman, Adam and Even, page 130:

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