as in fibrous
resembling or having the texture of a mass of strings stringy hair that clearly needs a good washing

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Recent Examples of stringy Certain digestive disorders can lead to soft, stringy stool. Cristina Mutchler, Health, 8 Oct. 2024 The white tee can also help to make some of your more stringy dresses more modest when visiting temples. Paris Wilson, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Apr. 2023 Using a large spoon, scoop out all seeds and stringy membranes. Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Sep. 2024 Most body horror makes its metaphoric boils pop on the promise of organic material made extra stringy, but the brick and mortar liquification depicted here feels like flesh and blood. Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 10 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for stringy 

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“Stringy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stringy. Accessed 14 Jan. 2025.

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