Definitions

stringy

[string-ee] / ˈstrɪŋ i /

ADJECTIVE

long, thin

Synonyms

WEAK

fibrous gangling gristly lank lanky muscular reedy ropy sinewy spindling spindly threadlike tough wiry

Example Sentences

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"They are currently called 'the stringy things' and 'the drummy things'," laughs Franglen.

From BBC • Dec. 12, 2025

In this case: a stringy slot corner who never had been credited for a sack in his college career.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 24, 2024

Fiber is cellulose, the stringy stuff that plants are made of.

From Science Daily • Mar. 18, 2024

Just don't let it marinate for too long or it might get stringy or mushy.

From Salon • Sep. 11, 2023

Even now Dr. Wide wondered whether the tough, dry, stringy life was completely gone out of her.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck