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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Examples
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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.
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Its four main components are heaths, the Proteaceae, reedlike Restionaceae and geophytes (bulb-plants) including many Iridaceae.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Among these four plant types, restioids, evergreen reedlike plants, are uniquely diagnostic of fynbos.
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Despite his reedlike body, Pete had the heart to take it.
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Despite his reedlike body, Pete had the heart to take it.
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Despite his reedlike body, Pete had the heart to take it.
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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.
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