adjective
- comparative form of reedy: more thin and weak in sound, like a reed instrument
- comparative form of reedy: more tall, thin, and weak in physical appearance
Examples
- His voice became even reedier when he was nervous.
- The clarinet sounded reedier than usual in the humid weather.
- As he grew taller, his frame looked reedier than before.
- The microphone made her voice sound reedier than it really was.
- The teenager’s reedier build made him appear fragile.
- After his illness, his voice was reedier and less commanding.