adjective
stringy
STRIH-ngee
Stringy (adjective) means Made of, or resembling, thin string-like strands; tough and fibrous, especially of food. Example: “The overcooked meat had turned stringy and hard to chew.”
adjective
1
Made of, or resembling, thin string-like strands; tough and fibrous, especially of food.
"The overcooked meat had turned stringy and hard to chew."
2
Of a person or their build, thin and wiry.
"He was tall and stringy, with long, lean limbs."
How to use stringy
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishFull of fibrous strands, or (of a person) thin and sinewy.
Common pairings
stringy meat
stringy hair
stringy build
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Word forms
- Comparative
- stringier
- Superlative
- stringiest
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Etymology
From string plus the adjective-forming suffix -y.
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What does “stringy” mean?
The word “stringy” means made of, or resembling, thin string-like strands; tough and fibrous, especially of food. In plain terms, full of fibrous strands, or (of a person) thin and sinewy.
How do you pronounce “stringy”?
“Stringy” is pronounced STRIH-ngee (/ˈstɹɪŋi/ in IPA).
How do you use “stringy” in a sentence?
Here is “stringy” used in a sentence: “The overcooked meat had turned stringy and hard to chew.”
What is another word for “stringy”?
Words with a similar meaning to “stringy” include fibrous and filamentous.
What part of speech is “stringy”?
“Stringy” is an adjective.
How many meanings does “stringy” have?
“Stringy” has 2 distinct senses listed in this dictionary. The most common is: made of, or resembling, thin string-like strands; tough and fibrous, especially of food.
