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threadish en · ADJ

Etymology

From thread + -ish.

Meanings

1. Threadlike or thready.
   • Meat is not popular with me — too threadish, especially beef. 1996, Beryl Gilroy, Gather the Faces, page 47:
   • 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:

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