reedier; reediest
1
: abounding in or covered with reeds
3
: having the tone quality of a reed instrument
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Alejandro Arias, an American evangelist with a reedy voice, addressed the crowd.
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Pete McKenzie, Harpers Magazine, 18 June 2025
And Topo Gigio had a very distinctive voice, high and reedy.
—Dan Shanoff, New York Times, 22 May 2025
In 2016, after a reedy Canadian professor named Jordan Peterson refused to use gender-neutral pronouns, he was taken up as a folk hero, like Galileo standing firm against the Inquisition.
—Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2025
The reedy, tree-like grass is a panda’s primary food source, especially the shoots.
—Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 27 Feb. 2025
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Pete McKenzie, Harpers Magazine, 18 June 2025
And Topo Gigio had a very distinctive voice, high and reedy.
—Dan Shanoff, New York Times, 22 May 2025
In 2016, after a reedy Canadian professor named Jordan Peterson refused to use gender-neutral pronouns, he was taken up as a folk hero, like Galileo standing firm against the Inquisition.
—Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2025
The reedy, tree-like grass is a panda’s primary food source, especially the shoots.
—Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 27 Feb. 2025
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“Reedy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reedy. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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reedy
adjective
reedier; reediest
1
: full of or covered with reeds
a reedy marsh
2
: made of or resembling reeds
especially
: long and slender like a reed
reedy arms
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