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stringy

string·y
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [string-ee]
    • /ˈstrɪŋ i/
    • /ˈstrɪŋ.i/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [string-ee]
    • /ˈstrɪŋ i/

Definitions of stringy word

  • adjective stringy resembling a string or strings; consisting of strings or stringlike pieces: stringy weeds; a stringy fiber. 1
  • adjective stringy coarsely or toughly fibrous, as meat. 1
  • adjective stringy sinewy or wiry, as a person. 1
  • adjective stringy ropy, as a glutinous liquid. 1
  • adjective stringy meat: tough, sinewy 1
  • adjective stringy resembling string 1
See all 16 definitions of stringy

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Origin of stringy

First appearance:

before 1660
One of the 46% oldest English words
First recorded in 1660-70; string + -y1

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Parts of speech for Stringy

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Stringy

stringy popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for stringy

adj stringy

  • beanstalk — the stem of a bean plant
  • broomstick — A broomstick is an old-fashioned broom which has a bunch of small sticks at the end.
  • fibroid — resembling fiber or fibrous tissue.
  • fibrous — containing, consisting of, or resembling fibers.
  • lanky — ungracefully thin and rawboned; bony; gaunt: a very tall and lanky man.

adjective stringy

  • chewy — If food is chewy, it needs to be chewed a lot before it becomes soft enough to swallow.
  • gristly — resembling or containing gristle; cartilaginous.
  • lean — to incline or bend from a vertical position: She leaned out the window.
  • wiry — made of wire.
All 13 Synonyms of stringy

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    a brown seaweed, Undaria pinnatifida, of coastal Japan, Korea, etc., growing in coarse, stringy clumps and usually dried for use in Asian soups, salads, and side dishes.
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