stripy

[ strahy-pee ]
/ ˈstraɪ pi /

adjective, strip·i·er, strip·i·est.

having or marked with stripes.

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Origin of stripy

First recorded in 1505–15; stripe1 + -y1

Words nearby stripy

stripped-down, stripper, stript, striptease, stripteaser, stripy, strive, strobe, strobe light, strobe lighting, strobe tuner
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Example sentences from the Web for stripy

  • It is supposed to be a clouded animal—not stripy, but blotchy, like a tortoise-shell tom-cat.

    The Day's Work, Volume 1|Rudyard Kipling

British Dictionary definitions for stripy

stripy

stripey

/ (ˈstraɪpɪ) /

adjective stripier or stripiest

marked by or with stripes; striped
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