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stringy

[ string-ee ]

adjective

, string·i·er, string·i·est.
  1. resembling a string or strings; consisting of strings or stringlike pieces:

    stringy weeds; a stringy fiber.

  2. coarsely or toughly fibrous, as meat.
  3. sinewy or wiry, as a person.
  4. ropy, as a glutinous liquid.


stringy

/ ˈstrɪŋɪ /

adjective

  1. made of strings or resembling strings
  2. (of meat, etc) fibrous
  3. (of a person's build) wiry; sinewy
  4. (of liquids) forming in strings
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈstringiness, noun
  • ˈstringily, adverb
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Other Words From

  • stringi·ness noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of stringy1

First recorded in 1660–70; string + -y 1
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Example Sentences

In this case: a stringy slot corner who never had been credited for a sack in his college career.

If your cooked lobster is too stringy or tough, that means it’s been overcooked.

From Salon

Snake was tall and skinny, and Newt was short and freckled, with long, stringy braids.

Male chicks serve little purpose in this production cycle, because they can’t lay eggs and their flesh is deemed tough and stringy.

Fiber is cellulose, the stringy stuff that plants are made of.

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