1. resembling a thread; thin and fine
2. weak and barely perceptible
Usage: medical

Examples

• The old fabric had a thready texture from years of wear.
• She noticed thready roots growing from the cutting.
• The doctor was concerned about the patient’s thready pulse.
• His voice became thready as he grew weaker.
• The thready stems of the plant swayed in the breeze.
• The nurse monitored his thready breathing throughout the night.