reedy

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈriːdi/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈridi/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(rē′dē)

Inflections of 'reedy' (adj):
reedier
adj comparative
reediest
adj superlative

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
reed•y /ˈridi/USA pronunciation   adj., -i•er, -i•est. 
  1. full of reeds:a reedy marsh.
  2. (of a voice) thin in quality.
reed•i•ness, n. [uncountable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
reed•y  (rē′dē),USA pronunciation adj., reed•i•er, reed•i•est. 
  1. full of reeds:a reedy marsh.
  2. consisting or made of a reed or reeds:a reedy pipe.
  3. like a reed or reeds:reedy grass.
  4. Music and Dancehaving a sound like that of a reed instrument.
  • 1350–1400; Middle English; see reed, -y1
reed′i•ness, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
reedy /ˈriːdɪ/ adj (reedier, reediest)
  1. (of a place, esp a marsh) abounding in reeds
  2. of or like a reed
  3. having a tone like a reed instrument; shrill or piping
ˈreedily adv ˈreediness n
'reedy' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
thready - arundinaceous - bearded tit - bittern - waterbuck - slough

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