adjective
Other Word Forms
- stretchiness noun
Etymology
Origin of stretchy
Example Sentences
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The so-called “ABC pants,” stretchy work trousers for men, were a hit.
The researchers connect this behavior to specific properties of the membrane, including how stretchy it is and how it responds to electric fields.
From Science Daily
Humans and some other mammals rely on stretchy optic nerves that allow substantial eye movement.
From Science Daily
Simon’s feet seemed stuck to the ground by some stretchy, gummy substance; he kept picking them up as if to go, and then putting them back where they had just been.
From Literature
“Humans are stretchy springy systems, that very nearly walk without much in the way of neural control,” Brooks writes.
From Los Angeles Times
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