- stringy adj
- ['strɪŋɪ]
-ier comp -iest superl (meat, celery) filaccioso (-a), (cooked cheese) filante, (plant, hair) lungo (-a) e rado (-a)
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stringy adj
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stringy — (adj.) 1660s, from STRING (Cf. string) (n.) + Y (Cf. y) (2). Related: Stringiness … Etymology dictionary
stringy — [adj] long, thin fibrous, gangling, gristly, lank, lanky, muscular, reedy, ropy, sinewy, spindling, spindly, threadlike, tough, wiry; concept 490 … New thesaurus
stringy — [striŋ′ē] adj. stringier, stringiest 1. like a string or strings; long, thin, wiry, sinewy, etc. 2. consisting of strings or fibers 3. having tough fibers [stringy meat, celery, etc.] 4. forming strings; viscous; ropy [stringy molasses]… … English World dictionary
stringy — adj. (stringier, stringiest) 1 (of food etc.) fibrous, tough. 2 of or like string. 3 (of a person) tall, wiry, and thin. 4 (of a liquid) viscous; forming strings. Phrases and idioms: stringy bark Austral. any of various eucalyptus trees with… … Useful english dictionary
stringy — adj 1. fibrous, sinewy, ropy, wiry, thready, threadlike; ligamental, filamentary, tough, leathery, gristly, Inf. chewy. 2. ropy, mucous, albuminous, Vulgar. snotty; gluey, pasty, tacky, gooey, Archaic. sizy; glutinous, mucilaginous, synovial,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
stringy — [[t]strɪ̱ŋi[/t]] stringier, stringiest 1) ADJ GRADED Stringy food contains long, thin pieces that are difficult or unpleasant to eat. The meat was stringy... Thankfully, it wasn t smothered in stringy cheese like some pizzas. 2) ADJ GRADED… … English dictionary
stringy — string|y [ˈstrıŋi] adj 1.) stringy meat, fruit, or vegetables are full of long thin pieces that are difficult to eat →↑tough ▪ Scoop out the pumpkin s stringy fibres. 2.) stringy hair is very thin and looks like string, especially because it is… … Dictionary of contemporary English
stringy — string•y [[t]ˈstrɪŋ i[/t]] adj. string•i•er, string•i•est 1) resembling or consisting of strings or stringlike pieces: stringy weeds[/ex] 2) toughly fibrous: stringy meat[/ex] 3) lean and sinewy; wiry: a stringy build[/ex] 4) ropy, as a glutinous … From formal English to slang
stringy — stringiness, n. /string ee/, adj., stringier, stringiest. 1. resembling a string or strings; consisting of strings or stringlike pieces: stringy weeds; a stringy fiber. 2. coarsely or toughly fibrous, as meat. 3. sinewy or wiry, as a person. 4.… … Universalium
stringy — string·y || strɪŋɪ adj. consisting of strings; resembling strings; thin and sinewy; forming into thread like parts, ropy (of liquid) … English contemporary dictionary
ficelle — adj. (French) thread like; filamentous, filamentary, thready, stringy, filar, filiform, filose n. (French) twine; thin cord; trick, artifice … English contemporary dictionary
