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stringy

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of stringy

resembling or having the texture of a mass of strings
  • stringy hair that clearly needs a good washing
Synonyms of stringy

fibrous
Words Related to stringy

knotty, ropy (also ropey), thready

sinewy, wiry

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