thready
Weak and faint
Thready describes something resembling thread—thin, weak, or barely perceptible.
A thready pulse is faint and rapid, often indicating poor circulation or shock.
A thready voice is weak and strained: Her thready whisper was barely audible.
The word can also describe textures with visible fibers or filaments: thready roots, thready mucus.
Full of fibers
tendril · capillary · slender · cobwebby · sinewy · ropy · fibril · filament
Lacking solid foundation
- delicateEasily broken or harmed
- frailWeak and breakable
- wispyThin and insubstantial
- etherealDelicate beyond earthly measure
gossamer · sheer · diaphanous · gauzy · fine · flimsy · insubstantial · faint
Lacking power or force
- faintWeak and indistinct
- feebleWeak and ineffective
- irregularDeviating from normal patterns
- rapidMoving with haste
fluttering · thin · reedy · wavering · unsteady · faltering · intermittent · shallow
stringy
Full of fibers
wispy · tendril · capillary · slender · cobwebby · sinewy · ropy · fibril · filament · spidery
tenuous
Lacking solid foundation
ethereal · gossamer · sheer · diaphanous · gauzy · fine · flimsy · insubstantial · faint · weak
weak
Lacking power or force
rapid · fluttering · thin · reedy · wavering · unsteady · faltering · intermittent · shallow · wispy
fabric
Woven or knit material
wool · yarn · fiber · weave · woven · spun · knit · ply · twist · bobbin
tattered
Ripped and worn out
shredded · torn · shabby · distressed · weathered · deteriorated · fraying · loose · dangling · split
threadythick
Having great depth
substantial · bulky · chunky · stout · dense
- threading the needleAchieving something requiring extreme precision
- hanging by a threadNearly failing or ending
- screw threadHelical ridge for fastening
- hang by a threadNearly falling apart
- thread the needleAchieve delicate precision
- common threadRecurring linking element
thread, threads, threadbare, threading, threaded, threadlike, unthreaded, rethreading