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Reedy — may refer to:Artifact*Reedy Point Bridge in DelawarePeople*George Reedy, White House Press Secretary *Thomas E. Reedy, a politician from South Dakota *Thomas Reedy, convicted child pornography trafficker. See Operation Avalanche (child… … Wikipedia
Reedy — Reedy, WV U.S. town in West Virginia Population (2000): 198 Housing Units (2000): 116 Land area (2000): 0.220733 sq. miles (0.571697 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.220733 sq. miles (0.571697… … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
Reedy, WV — U.S. town in West Virginia Population (2000): 198 Housing Units (2000): 116 Land area (2000): 0.220733 sq. miles (0.571697 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.220733 sq. miles (0.571697 sq. km)… … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
Reedy — Reed y (r[=e]d [y^]), a. 1. Abounding with reeds; covered with reeds. A reedy pool. Thomson . [1913 Webster] 2. Having the quality of a reed in tone, that is, harsh and thin, as some voices. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
reedy — (adj.) late 14c., full of reeds, from REED (Cf. reed) + Y (Cf. y) (2). Of tones, from 1811 in reference to musical reeds. Related: Reediness … Etymology dictionary
reedy — ► ADJECTIVE (reedier, reediest) 1) (of a sound or voice) high and thin in tone. 2) full of or edged with reeds. 3) (of a person) tall and thin … English terms dictionary
reedy — [rēd′ē] adj. reedier, reediest 1. full of reeds 2. made of reed or reeds 3. like a reed; slender, fragile, etc. 4. sounding like a reed instrument; thin; piping reedily adv. reediness n … English World dictionary
reedy — UK [ˈriːdɪ] / US [ˈrɪdɪ] adjective Word forms reedy : adjective reedy comparative reedier superlative reediest 1) covered with a lot of reed plants 2) a reedy sound is weak and high Derived word: reediness noun uncountable … English dictionary
reedy — reed|y [ˈri:di] adj 1.) a voice that is reedy is high and unpleasant to listen to 2.) a place that is reedy has a lot of reeds growing there … Dictionary of contemporary English
reedy — [[t]ri͟ːdi[/t]] ADJ: usu ADJ n If you say that someone has a reedy voice, you think their voice is unpleasant because it is high and unclear. The big man had a high pitched reedy voice … English dictionary
