stringy

[string-ee]

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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.

Origin of stringy

First recorded in 1660–70; string + -y¹

Related formsstring·i·ness, noun

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Examples from the Web for stringy

Contemporary Examples

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
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
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
Smith—sporting blue jeans, combat boots, a black blazer, and that signature mess of stringy brown hair—offers to show me around.
Patti Smith's Private World
Rachel Wolff
January 7, 2010

Historical Examples

Their stringy muscles seemed founts of inexhaustible energy.
White Fang
Jack London
Wonderful, he thought, as the towel stretched and kneaded his stringy muscles.
Cost of Living
Robert Sheckley
A woman with stringy hair and an elocutionist's mouth, grew dramatic as he passed.
Erik Dorn
Ben Hecht
Whalebone is very fibrous or stringy, and it splits very readily.
Chatterbox, 1905.
Various
It was tough and stringy and required a great deal of stewing.
In Mesopotamia
Martin Swayne

British Dictionary definitions for stringy

stringy

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 Formsstringily, adverbstringiness, noun

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Word Origin and History for stringy

adj.

1660s, from string (n.) + -y (2). Related: Stringiness.

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Examples from the Web for stringy

Contemporary Examples

It's also true that--like many squashes and gourds--it needs to be stewed and pureed to get rid of its stringy texture.

A dense and stringy fruit, it needs the accompaniment of a lot of sugar and spices before it becomes particularly palatable.

That changed Feb. 4, when the stringy 6-foot-3, 23-year-old Knicks guard racked up 25 points against the New Jersey Nets.

Smith—sporting blue jeans, combat boots, a black blazer, and that signature mess of stringy brown hair—offers to show me around.

Historical Examples

Their stringy muscles seemed founts of inexhaustible energy.

Wonderful, he thought, as the towel stretched and kneaded his stringy muscles.

A woman with stringy hair and an elocutionist's mouth, grew dramatic as he passed.

Whalebone is very fibrous or stringy, and it splits very readily.

It was tough and stringy and required a great deal of stewing.

stringy

Word Origin and History for stringy

adj.

Origin of stringy