1. Having a tone of a reed instrument
   "The clarinettist's reedy tone filled the concert hall";
   - wheezy
    
2. Resembling a reed in being upright and slender
   "The dancer's reedy figure moved gracefully across the stage";
   - reedlike

Derived forms: reediest, reedier

See also: lean, meager [N. Amer], meagre [Brit, Cdn], noisy, thin

Encyclopedia: Reedy, WV