stringier; stringiest
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: capable of being drawn out to form a string : ropy
a stringy precipitate
stringiness
noun
Examples of stringy in a Sentence
a tough, stringy piece of meat
stringy hair that clearly needs a good washing
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Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 27 Jan. 2026
Use a bit of hair powder to keep your bangs from appearing stringy.
—Krista Carter, InStyle, 27 Jan. 2026
Riots of color, a horse or a human figure here or there, stringy webs of fabric.
—Hua Hsu, New Yorker, 13 Dec. 2025
Spaghetti Squash Cooked spaghetti squash has a stringy texture that resembles thin spaghetti noodles.
—Jillian Kubala, Health, 21 Nov. 2025
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“Stringy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stringy. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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stringy
adjective
stringier; stringiest
: containing, consisting of, or resembling string
stringy cheese
stringy hair
stringiness
noun
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