stripy

American

[strahy-pee] / ˈstraɪ pi /

adjective

stripier, stripiest

having or marked with stripes.

stripy British

/ ˈstraɪpɪ /

adjective

marked by or with stripes; striped

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Etymology

Origin of stripy

First recorded in 1505–15; stripe ¹ + -y ¹

Example Sentences

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We can just make out stripy ears in the dappled shade inside the Scottish wildcat enclosure.

From BBC • May 29, 2026

Models wore dresses and trousers slit at the front or side, stripy jumpsuits and cropped tops with long tight skirts.

From Reuters • Feb. 14, 2023

Later, pajama looks, stripy and feminine, completed the collection.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 4, 2021

Today, this Manchurian Candidate-riffing conspiracy thriller is regarded as one of Doctor Who’s all-time greats, from the height of Tom Baker’s stripy scarf imperial phase.

From The Guardian • Feb. 19, 2020

His large, blond head rising out of the stripy collar of his pajamas looked oddly disembodied, his mouth gaping in astonishment and fear.

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling

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