threadish

comparative more threadish · superlative most threadish

1. Threadlike or thready.

   Meat is not popular with me — too threadish, especially beef.

   1996, Beryl Gilroy, Gather the Faces, page 47

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   Pulse is fast, and full, and threadish; Skin is hot, and dry, and reddish;

   1898, The Medical Counselor - Volume 17, page 126

   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