threadish

English

Etymology

thread +‎ -ish

Adjective

threadish (comparative more threadish, superlative most threadish)

1. Threadlike or thready.
   • 1898, The Medical Counselor - Volume 17, page 126:

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

   • 1996, Beryl Gilroy, Gather the Faces, page 47:

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

   • 2000, Terry Schiffman, Adam and Even, page 130:

     He tied the splint into place with cord he'd made from long, threadish needle-grass awns.