string•y
Pronunciation: (string'ē), [key]
— string•i•er, string•i•est.
- resembling a string or strings; consisting of strings or stringlike pieces: stringy weeds; a stringy fiber.
- coarsely or toughly fibrous, as meat.
- sinewy or wiry, as a person.
- ropy, as a glutinous liquid.
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