reedy
Like marsh grasses
Reedy describes something resembling reeds—the tall, slender grasses that grow in wetlands.
A reedy voice is thin and high-pitched, like the sound produced by a reed instrument.
A reedy pond is overgrown with reeds.
A reedy person or build is tall and thin: a reedy teenager who hadn't filled out yet.
Wetland plant, brown spike
- bulrushTall wetland sedge
- sedgeGrasslike wetland plant
- papyrusAncient plant-derived writing material
- wetlandWaterlogged land ecosystem
swamp · bog · fen · mire · marshland · estuary · delta · waterlogged
Small in diameter
- pipingTubes for fluid transport
- high-pitchedHigh in frequency
- squeakyHigh-pitched and grating
- nasalOf the nose
weak · thready · quavering · wavering · tremulous · breathy · wheezy · tinny
Thin and graceful
- spindlyThin and fragile-looking
- willowyTall, slim, pliant
- lankyTall and ungainly thin
- ganglingLoosely built, awkward
skinny · gaunt · scrawny · wiry · lean · bony · narrow · elongated
Twin-reed wind instrument
- clarinetSingle-reed woodwind instrument
- bassoonLow-pitched double-reed woodwind
- saxophoneReed instrument, brass body
- mouthpieceOne who speaks officially
embouchure · vibration · woodwind · timbre · tone · harmonics · intonation · overtones
cattail
Wetland plant, brown spike
wetland · swamp · bog · fen · mire · marshland · estuary · delta · waterlogged · slough
thin
Small in diameter
- pipingTubes for fluid transport
- high-pitchedHigh in frequency
- squeakyHigh-pitched and grating
nasal · weak · thready · quavering · wavering · tremulous · breathy · wheezy · tinny · whistling
slender
Thin and graceful
gangling · skinny · gaunt · scrawny · wiry · lean · bony · narrow · elongated · slight
oboe
Twin-reed wind instrument
- clarinetSingle-reed woodwind instrument
- bassoonLow-pitched double-reed woodwind
- saxophoneReed instrument, brass body
mouthpiece · embouchure · vibration · woodwind · timbre · tone · harmonics · intonation · overtones · chanter
- high-pitched soundssqueak, squeal, shriek, screech, shrill
- skinnythin, slim, slender, lean, skinny
- sound qualitiesloudness, pitch, tone, faintness, clarity
- music adjectivesmelodic, harmonic, rhythmic, tonal, tuneful
- timbretimbre, tone color, quality, resonance, overtones
- voice qualitiespitch, tone, timbre, resonance, inflection
- Lou Reed
- thin as a reed
- reed diffuserOil-wicking fragrance dispenser
- slender reedUnreliable source of support
- broken reedUntrustworthy source of support
- double reedPaired vibrating cane strips