threadlike

Having the form of a thread.

Adjective

  1. Having the form of a thread.
  2. Resembling a thread in length or thinness.

Origin

Etymology tree English thread Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English threadlike From thread + -like.

Forms

more threadlike most threadlike thread-like