Isabella Bird

The 'Desert' sweeps up to the walls of Baghdad, but it is a misnomer to call the vast level of rich, stoneless, alluvial soil a desert. It is a dead flat of uninhabited earth; orange colocynth balls, a little wormwood, and some alkaline plants which camels eat, being its chief products. After the inundations, reedy grass grows in the hollows.

English Explorer

Stevie Smith

I may be smelly and I may be old, Rough in my pebbles, reedy in my pools, But where my fish float by I bless their swimming, And I like the people to bathe in me especially women.

British Poet

Stan Getz

My dark sound could be heard across a room clearer than somebody with a reedy sound. It had more projection. My sound always seemed to fill a room.

American Musician

Used to describe something physically flimsy, like a reed or similar vegetation.

Physical Description

Avoid using 'reedy' when you mean something is strong or sturdy.

Not for Strength

Can describe things metaphorically weak or inadequate, not just physical traits.

Metaphorical Use

Use 'reedy' to describe high and thin sounds, often in contrast to rich or robust.

High-pitched Sound

Often refers to the undeveloped voice of a child or an untrained vocalist.

Young or Untrained Voice

Can be used to emphasize vulnerability or unease in someone's voice.

Emphasize Emotion

Refers to landscapes dominated by tall, narrow plants often found near water.

Natural Habitats

Used to set the scene, especially in describing nature reserves or habitats.

Wildlife Environment

Creates an atmospheric or eerie image in literary descriptions.

Reedy