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stringy

UK/ˈstɹɪŋi/ US/ˈstrɪŋi/ rare informal

adjective

1.

lean and sinewy

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2.

(of meat) full of sinews; especially impossible to chew

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3.

forming viscous or glutinous threads

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Origin

From string + -y.

Phrases

  • stringy floppy

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