Definitions

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  • adjective Resembling a reed or some aspect of one.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adjective resembling a reed in being upright and slender

Etymologies

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reed +‎ -like

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Examples

  • You couldn't confuse one with the other - Mudgal was the rounder of the two, with a discernibly soft physicality, while Valli possessed a more athletic, reedlike appearance.

    'Samanvaya': Harmony in motion, sealed with a look 2011

  • Its four main components are heaths, the Proteaceae, reedlike Restionaceae and geophytes (bulb-plants) including many Iridaceae.

    Cape Floral Protected Areas, South Africa 2009

  • But then something eerie happened: Essie began to sing, and the words, which even I could tell were silly, were transmuted into reedlike streams of unearthly sounds.

    What Happened to the Baby? 2006

  • But then something eerie happened: Essie began to sing, and the words, which even I could tell were silly, were transmuted into reedlike streams of unearthly sounds.

    What Happened to the Baby? 2006

  • But then something eerie happened: Essie began to sing, and the words, which even I could tell were silly, were transmuted into reedlike streams of unearthly sounds.

    What Happened to the Baby? 2006

  • Among these four plant types, restioids, evergreen reedlike plants, are uniquely diagnostic of fynbos.

    Montane fynbos and renosterveld 2008

  • Despite his reedlike body, Pete had the heart to take it.

    Pistol Mark Kriegel 2007

  • Despite his reedlike body, Pete had the heart to take it.

    Pistol Mark Kriegel 2007

  • Despite his reedlike body, Pete had the heart to take it.

    Pistol Mark Kriegel 2007

  • Sister Mary begins to sway her long reedlike body and clap her hands, sliding her fingers down across her palm to circle back up and slap and slide again.

    Sufficient Grace Darnell Arnoult 2006

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