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reed·y

(rē′dē)

adj. reed·i·er, reed·i·est

1. Full of reeds.

2. Made of reeds.

3. Resembling a reed, especially in being thin or fragile: "reedy businessmen in severe three-piece business suits" (Jimmy Breslin).

4. Music Having a tone like that of a reed instrument.

reed′i·ness n.

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reedy

(ˈriːdɪ)

adj, reedier or reediest

1. (Environmental Science) (of a place, esp a marsh) abounding in reeds

2. (Botany) of or like a reed

3. having a tone like a reed instrument; shrill or piping: a reedy voice.

ˈreedily adv

ˈreediness n

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reed•y

(ˈri di)

adj. reed•i•er, reed•i•est.

1. full of reeds: a reedy marsh.

2. consisting or made of a reed or reeds.

3. having a sound like that of a reed instrument.

reed′i•ness, n.

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Adj.	1.	reedy - having a tone of a reed instrument wheezy noisy - full of or characterized by loud and nonmusical sounds; "a noisy cafeteria"; "a small noisy dog"
	2.	reedy - resembling a reed in being upright and slender reedlike lean, thin - lacking excess flesh; "you can't be too rich or too thin"; "Yon Cassius has a lean and hungry look"-Shakespeare

Translations

fluet

acuto pieno di canne

reedy

[ˈriːdɪ] ADJ (reedier (compar) (reediest (superl)))

1. [place] → lleno de cañas, cubierto de juncos

2. [voice, tone, instrument] → aflautado

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reedy

[ˈriːdi] adj [voice, instrument] → ténu(e)

reedy

adj (+er) → schilfig; sound → näselnd; music → schnarrend; voice → durchdringend; reedy instrument → Rohrblattinstrument nt

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reedy

[ˈriːdɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (voice, instrument) → acuto/a

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Adriaen Coorte's Bundle of White Asparagus lies pallid on a dark stone ledge, reedily dry where cu t yet curling at the tips with moist tenderness.

A fitzwilliam room at the National Gallery. (Art Notes)

And of course the leader, who doubled as producer and programmer, wails on brawny tenor and reedily piping soprano sax throughout.