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stringy

(strɪŋi)

Word forms: comparative stringier, superlative stringiest

1. adjective

Stringy food contains long, thin pieces that are difficult or unpleasant to eat.

The meat was stringy.

Thankfully, it wasn't smothered in stringy cheese like some pizzas.

Synonyms: fibrous, tough, chewy, sinewy More Synonyms of stringy

2. graded adjective

Stringy hair is thin and unattractive.

...an enormously fat man with long, stringy gray hair.

Synonyms: straggly, thin, straggling, lank More Synonyms of stringy

stringy in British English

(ˈstrɪŋɪ)

adjectiveWord forms: 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 forms

stringily (ˈstringily)

adverb

stringiness (ˈstringiness)

noun

stringy in American English

(ˈstrɪŋi)

adjectiveWord forms: ˈstringier or ˈstringiest

like a string or strings; long, thin, wiry, sinewy, etc.

consisting of strings or fibers

having tough fibers

stringy meat, celery, etc.

forming strings; viscous; ropy

stringy molasses

Derived forms

stringiness (ˈstringiness)

noun

Examples of 'stringy' in a sentence
stringy

The other, walking jerkily at her side, was a small, stringy, grey-haired man.His pointy Adam's apple traveled up and down a stringy neck.

1 (adjective) in the sense of fibrous

Definition

(of meat or other food) tough and fibrous

The meat was stringy.

Synonyms

fibrous

tough

The steak was tough and the peas were like bullets.

chewy

The meat was too chewy and the vegetables overcooked.

sinewy

a short, sinewy young man

gristly

wiry

a wiry and athletic young man

2 (adjective) in the sense of straggly

Definition

thin and rough

The man had long, stringy blonde hair.

Synonyms

straggly

The yard held a few straggly bushes.

thin

a tall, thin man with grey hair

straggling

lank

a lank youth with a ponytail

Additional synonyms

in the sense of chewy

Definition

of a consistency requiring a lot of chewing

The meat was too chewy and the vegetables overcooked.

Synonyms

tough,

fibrous,

leathery,

as tough as old boots

in the sense of lank

Definition

thin or gaunt

a lank youth with a ponytail

Synonyms

thin,

lean,

slim,

slender,

skinny,

spare,

gaunt,

lanky,

emaciated,

scrawny,

attenuated,

scraggy,

rawboned

in the sense of sinewy

Definition

lean and muscular

a short, sinewy young man

Synonyms

muscular,

strong,

powerful,

athletic,

robust,

wiry,

brawny

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stringy

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in the sense of thin

Definition

(of a person or animal) having no excess body fat

a tall, thin man with grey hair

Synonyms

slim,

spare,

lean,

slight,

slender,

skinny,

light,

meagre,

skeletal,

bony,

lanky,

emaciated,

spindly,

underweight,

scrawny,

lank,

undernourished,

skin and bone,

scraggy,

thin as a rake,

macilent (rare)

in the sense of tough

Definition

(of meat or other food) difficult to cut and chew

The steak was tough and the peas were like bullets.

Synonyms

chewy,

fibrous,

leathery,

stringy,

sinewy,

gristly

in the sense of wiry

Definition

(of a person) slim but strong

a wiry and athletic young man

Synonyms

lean,

strong,

tough,

thin,

spare,

skinny,

stringy,

sinewy

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释义	Trends of stringy View usage for: stringy (strɪŋi) Word forms: comparative stringier, superlative stringiest 1. adjective Stringy food contains long, thin pieces that are difficult or unpleasant to eat. The meat was stringy. Thankfully, it wasn't smothered in stringy cheese like some pizzas. Synonyms: fibrous, tough, chewy, sinewy More Synonyms of stringy 2. graded adjective Stringy hair is thin and unattractive. ...an enormously fat man with long, stringy gray hair. Synonyms: straggly, thin, straggling, lank More Synonyms of stringy stringy in British English (ˈstrɪŋɪ) adjectiveWord forms: stringier or stringiest 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 Derived forms stringily (ˈstringily) adverb stringiness (ˈstringiness) noun stringy in American English (ˈstrɪŋi) adjectiveWord forms: ˈstringier or ˈstringiest 1. like a string or strings; long, thin, wiry, sinewy, etc. 2. consisting of strings or fibers 3. having tough fibers stringy meat, celery, etc. 4. forming strings; viscous; ropy stringy molasses Derived forms stringiness (ˈstringiness) noun Examples of 'stringy' in a sentence stringy The other, walking jerkily at her side, was a small, stringy, grey-haired man. Ferrars, Elizabeth UNREASONABLE DOUBT (2001) His pointy Adam's apple traveled up and down a stringy neck. Lisa Scottoline THE VENDETTA DEFENCE (2001) 1 (adjective) in the sense of fibrous Definition (of meat or other food) tough and fibrous The meat was stringy. Synonyms fibrous tough The steak was tough and the peas were like bullets. chewy The meat was too chewy and the vegetables overcooked. sinewy a short, sinewy young man gristly wiry a wiry and athletic young man 2 (adjective) in the sense of straggly Definition thin and rough The man had long, stringy blonde hair. Synonyms straggly The yard held a few straggly bushes. thin a tall, thin man with grey hair straggling lank a lank youth with a ponytail Additional synonyms in the sense of chewy Definition of a consistency requiring a lot of chewing The meat was too chewy and the vegetables overcooked. Synonyms tough, fibrous, leathery, as tough as old boots in the sense of lank Definition thin or gaunt a lank youth with a ponytail Synonyms thin, lean, slim, slender, skinny, spare, gaunt, lanky, emaciated, scrawny, attenuated, scraggy, rawboned in the sense of sinewy Definition lean and muscular a short, sinewy young man Synonyms muscular, strong, powerful, athletic, robust, wiry, brawny Nearby words of stringy string someone up string something out stringent stringy strip stripe striped Synonyms of 'stringy' stringy Explore 'stringy' in the dictionary Additional synonyms in the sense of thin Definition (of a person or animal) having no excess body fat a tall, thin man with grey hair Synonyms slim, spare, lean, slight, slender, skinny, light, meagre, skeletal, bony, lanky, emaciated, spindly, underweight, scrawny, lank, undernourished, skin and bone, scraggy, thin as a rake, macilent (rare) in the sense of tough Definition (of meat or other food) difficult to cut and chew The steak was tough and the peas were like bullets. Synonyms chewy, fibrous, leathery, stringy, sinewy, gristly in the sense of wiry Definition (of a person) slim but strong a wiry and athletic young man Synonyms lean, strong, tough, thin, spare, skinny, stringy, sinewy
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