thready

Other forms of thready

comparative or superlative

threadier

comparative or superlative

threadiest

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about thready

What does thready mean?

thready means "forming viscous or glutinous threads". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in thready?

thready has 3 syllables: thre-a-dy. The stress falls on "thre".

What is another word for thready?

Close synonyms include ropy, ropey, stringy, filamentous, filiform. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is thready a common word?

thready is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.