gristly
/ˈɡrɪs(ə)li
/ /ˈɡrɪsli/adjective (gristlier, gristliest)
Consisting of or full of gristle: gristly bits of beef...
- My lamb kebab with vegetables and potatoes was chewy and gristly and contained offal which some people may not like.
- Both women tore into gristly steaks using sheer will more than the sharpness of their cutlery.
- Specimens consumed in Orkney have been described as gristly, and those taken from certain beds have too strong a flavour of iodine or seaweed.
Synonyms
stringy, sinewy, fibrous, ropy;
tough, leathery, leather-like, chewy
technical coriaceous
