— threadiness , n.
/thred"ee/ , adj., threadier, threadiest .
1. consisting of or resembling a thread or threads; fibrous; filamentous.
2. stringy or viscid, as a liquid.
3. (of the pulse) thin and feeble.
4. (of sound, the voice, etc.) lacking fullness; weak; feeble.
[ 1375-1425; late ME; see THREAD, -Y 1 ]