stringy

[ string-ee ]

/ ˈstrɪŋ i /

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adjective, string·i·er, string·i·est.

resembling a string or strings; consisting of strings or stringlike pieces: stringy weeds; a stringy fiber.

coarsely or toughly fibrous, as meat.

sinewy or wiry, as a person.

ropy, as a glutinous liquid.

Words nearby stringy

stringholder, stringing, stringpiece, strings, strings attached, stringy, stringy-bark, strip, strip bond, strip cartoon, strip city

Origin of stringy

First recorded in 1660–70; string + -y¹

OTHER WORDS FROM stringy

string·i·ness, noun

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Examples from the Web for stringy

It's also true that--like many squashes and gourds--it needs to be stewed and pureed to get rid of its stringy texture.
Yes, Some of US Really Like Pumpkin|Megan McArdle|October 17, 2012|DAILY BEAST
A dense and stringy fruit, it needs the accompaniment of a lot of sugar and spices before it becomes particularly palatable.
Yes, Some of US Really Like Pumpkin|Megan McArdle|October 17, 2012|DAILY BEAST
That changed Feb. 4, when the stringy 6-foot-3, 23-year-old Knicks guard racked up 25 points against the New Jersey Nets.
Jeremy Lin Means More Than Wins for the Knicks|Matthew DeLuca|February 17, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Horace was short and fat around the middle with stringy arms and legs.
Friar Tuck|Robert Alexander Wason

She seemed to have but half as much hair as Babbitt remembered, and that half was stringy.
Babbitt|Sinclair Lewis
The bronchial tubes contained a considerable quantity of stringy mucous pus.
The Life and Public Services of James A. Garfield|Emma Elizabeth Brown
A stringy remnant, probably once an improvised wreath of daisies.
Seventeen|Booth Tarkington
The pith is dried, ground to a powder and washed in order to remove the stringy fibre.
Wealth of the World's Waste Places and Oceania |Jewett Castello Gilson

British Dictionary definitions for stringy

stringy

/ (ˈstrɪŋɪ) /

adjective stringier or stringiest

made of strings or resembling strings

(of meat, etc) fibrous

(of a person's build) wiry; sinewy

(of liquids) forming in strings

Derived forms of stringy

stringily, adverbstringiness, noun

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stringy

adjective, string·i·er, string·i·est.

Words related to stringy

Words nearby stringy

Origin of stringy

OTHER WORDS FROM stringy

Examples from the Web for stringy

British Dictionary definitions for stringy

adjective stringier or stringiest

Derived forms of stringy