Definition of Reedlike

1. Adjective. Resembling a reed in being upright and slender.

Exact synonyms: Reedy
Similar to: Lean, Thin
Derivative terms: Reed

Definition of Reedlike

1. Adjective. Resembling a reed or some aspect of one. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Reedlike

1. resembling a reed [adj]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Reedlike

reedifying
reedily
reediness
reedinesses
reeding
reedings
reedist
reedists
reedit
reedited
reediting
reedition
reeditions
reedits
reedless
reedlike (current term)
reedling
reedlings
reedmace
reedmaces
reedman
reedmen
reedmergnerite
reeds
reedstop
reedstops
reeducate
reeducated
reeducates
reeducating

Literary usage of Reedlike

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Military Geology and Topography: A Presentation of Certain Phases of Geology by Herbert Ernest Gregory (1918)
"Reeds and grasses have small value as indicators of soil conditions. A rank growth of reedlike plants ordinarily indicates very wet and usually very soft ..."

2. St. Nicholas by Mary Mapes Dodge (1895)
"... he dodged the spots where reedlike grass showed that the ground was wet and soft; and whether running or trotting, or progressing by irregular jumps, ..."

3. The Northmen, Columbus and Cabot, 985-1503: The Voyages of the Northmen by Julius E. Olson, Edward Gaylord Bourne (1906)
"... an herbaceous, reedlike plant, three to five feet high, is found along the coast of Africa, from Sierra Leone to the Congo. ..."

4. The Northmen, Columbus and Cabot, 985-1503: The Voyages of the Northmen by Julius E. Olson, Edward Gaylord Bourne (1906)
"... an herbaceous, reedlike plant, three to five feet high, is found along the coast of Africa, from Sierra Leone to the Congo. ..."

5. The Auk: Quarterly Journal of Ornithology by American Ornithologists' Union, Nuttall Ornithological Club (1920)
"The male has a loud call like Kack Kack, a deep reedlike note resembling the syllable whack, and a shrill whistled call. Females were laying as early as May ..."

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