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threadish

threadish adjective: threadlike or thready.

Adjective

threadish (comparative more threadish, superlative most threadish)

  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

Forms of threadish

comparativemore threadish
superlativemost threadish

Origin of threadish

From thread + -ish.

Questions about threadish

What does threadish mean?
Threadish means threadlike or thready.
What part of speech is threadish?
Threadish is an adjective.

Words near threadish in the dictionary

  1. threadily
  2. threadiness
  3. threading
  4. threading the needle
  5. threadings
  6. threadish
  7. threadjack
  8. threadjacked
  9. threadjacker
  10. threadjackers
  11. threadjacking

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