stretchy

[strech-ee]

adjective

stretchier, stretchiest 

1. having a tendency to stretch, especially excessively or unduly.

2. capable of being stretched; elastic.

3. (especially of a pig) having a long body.

stretchy

/ ˈstrɛtʃɪ /

adjective

1. characterized by elasticity

Other Word Forms

• stretchiness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of stretchy¹

First recorded in 1850–55; stretch + -y ¹

Example Sentences

Humans and some other mammals rely on stretchy optic nerves that allow substantial eye movement.

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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.

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“Humans are stretchy springy systems, that very nearly walk without much in the way of neural control,” Brooks writes.

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High levels of oestrogen prior to ovulation could alter the properties of ligaments, making them a bit more stretchy so "there could be an increased risk of injury, theoretically," he says.

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“He’s developed a little bit more. I see him, maybe, a little bit taller, a little ‘stretchier’ He seems to be holding his weight really well.

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Related Words

• agile 
• elastic 
• flexible 
• graceful 
• limber 
• lithe 
• malleable 
• pliable 
• pliant 
• resilient 
• springy 
• svelte 
• wiry