thready

The English word “thready” has 2 meanings listed here.

adjective

Of, resembling, or capable of forming a thread; filamentous.
weak.

Etymology

From Middle English *thredi, *thredy (suggested by derivative Middle English thredines, þredinez (“fibrousness, stringiness”, literally “threadiness”)), equivalent to thread + -y.

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