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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Mr Kukoyi - whose first experience of the Doctor was one played by a stripy scarf-wearing Tom Baker - says his young daughters are not so taken with his beloved show.

From BBC • May 10, 2025

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

Tiger nuts, aka chufa nuts, aka earth almonds, are stripy little tubers originally cultivated in ancient Egypt.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 1, 2022

The animal shares similarities with the common Kukri snake, a stripy, egg-eating reptile that isn’t venomous.

From Washington Post • Dec. 16, 2021

This stripy sad cat is maybe how he feels.

From "Genuine Fraud" by E. Lockhart

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