| 释义 |
stringy
\ˈstriŋē, -ŋi\ adjective
(-er/-est)
Etymology: string (I) + -y
1.
a. : consisting of strings or small threads : fibrous, filamentous
< a stringy root >
b.
(1) : resembling or suggestive of a string : marked by length and thinness
< stringy hair >
(2) : lean and muscular in build : sinewy, wiry
< stringy old cowboys still rolling their cigarettes — J.B.Priestley >
< his tough, stringy body — Georg Meyers >
2. : capable of being drawn out to form a string (as a glutinous substance) : gluey, ropy, viscid
< stringy tenacious exudate — A.J.Steigman & C.H.Scott >
3.
a. of cotton : matted in rope form during poor ginning or picking
b. of wool
(1) : slightly matted during scouring
(2) : lacking normal crimp
4. : having a tone like that of a violin or related instrument; especially : thin, edgy, and nasal in quality
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