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- [strech-ee]
- /ˈstrɛtʃ i/
- /ˈstretʃ.i/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [strech-ee]
- /ˈstrɛtʃ i/
Definitions of stretchy word
- adjective stretchy having a tendency to stretch, especially excessively or unduly. 1
- adjective stretchy capable of being stretched; elastic. 1
- adjective stretchy (especially of a pig) having a long body. 1
- adjective stretchy elastic 1
- adjective stretchy Stretchy material is slightly elastic and stretches easily. 0
- adjective stretchy characterized by elasticity 0
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Origin of stretchy
First appearance:
before 1850 One of the 32% newest English words
First recorded in 1850-55; stretch + -y1
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Parts of speech for Stretchy
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
stretchy popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
stretchy usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for stretchy
adj stretchy
- bendable — to force (an object, especially a long or thin one) from a straight form into a curved or angular one, or from a curved or angular form into some different form: to bend an iron rod into a hoop.
- draggy — moving or developing very slowly.
- flexible — capable of being bent, usually without breaking; easily bent: a flexible ruler.
- formable — external appearance of a clearly defined area, as distinguished from color or material; configuration: a triangular form.
- laid back — relaxed or unhurried: laid-back music rhythms.
noun stretchy
- adjustability — ability to adjust
- elasticity — The ability of an object or material to resume its normal shape after being stretched or compressed; stretchiness.
adjective stretchy
- elastic — (of an object or material) able to resume its normal shape spontaneously after contraction, dilatation, or distortion.
- elasticized — Simple past tense and past participle of elasticize.
- expandable — Having the capacity to be expanded.
- laggard — a person or thing that lags; lingerer; loiterer.
- nebbish — a pitifully ineffectual, luckless, and timid person.
Antonyms for stretchy
adjective stretchy
- inelastic — not elastic; lacking flexibility or resilience; unyielding.
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