stringier; stringiest
1
a
: containing, consisting of, or resembling fibrous matter or string
stringy hair
b
: lean and sinewy in build : wiry
2
: 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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While much of the physical art will comprise thread, fiber, rope, sinew and other stringy mediums, aural aspects will focus on various things that tie us together as communities and human beings. Joe Yogerst, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025 The look was an ode to Brigitte Bardot with stringy pieces dangling around her face. Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 23 June 2025 The sun’s corona is a site of scientific intrigue for its erratic eruptions and massive, stringy loops of plasma called prominences. Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 June 2025 The year before, the actress Rose McGowan showed up to the same award show with her then-boyfriend Marilyn Manson in a stringy dress that exposed her buttocks. Misty White Sidell, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for stringy

Word History

First Known Use

1662, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

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The first known use of stringy was in 1662

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“Stringy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stringy. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.

Kids Definition

stringy

adjective
stringier; stringiest
: containing, consisting of, or resembling string
stringy cheese
stringy hair
stringiness noun

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