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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Peaches have a soft, slightly stringy mouthfeel and abundant juiciness.
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Hannah Coakley, Verywell Health, 21 July 2025
Zucchini quickly lose their flavor and develop tough skins and an unpleasant stringy, spongy, or mushy texture if left on the plant too long.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 July 2025
My Hair Is your hair too frizzy, too lank, too fine, too curly, too anemic, too stringy?
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The same car described in public advisories as the suspect’s vehicle was parked in front of Lupita’s Beauty Salon & Barber Shop, where a lanky man with stringy blonde hair walked in and asked for a fade.
—Andy Rose, CNN Money, 1 Aug. 2025
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Hannah Coakley, Verywell Health, 21 July 2025
Zucchini quickly lose their flavor and develop tough skins and an unpleasant stringy, spongy, or mushy texture if left on the plant too long.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 July 2025
My Hair Is your hair too frizzy, too lank, too fine, too curly, too anemic, too stringy?
—Jeanne Malle, Air Mail, 7 Aug. 2025
The same car described in public advisories as the suspect’s vehicle was parked in front of Lupita’s Beauty Salon & Barber Shop, where a lanky man with stringy blonde hair walked in and asked for a fade.
—Andy Rose, CNN Money, 1 Aug. 2025
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“Stringy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stringy. Accessed 4 Sep. 2025.
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stringy
adjective
stringier; stringiest
: containing, consisting of, or resembling string
stringy cheese
stringy hair
stringiness
noun
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