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Stringy

/ˈstɹɪŋi/

Composed of, or resembling, string or strings.

📖 Definitions of "Stringy"

adjective

1
Composed of, or resembling, string or strings.
2
(of food) Tough to the bite, as containing too much sinew or string tissue.
"The meat was quite stringy."
3
(of a person) Wiry, lean, scrawny.
4
Resembling or involving text strings.

11 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
leanverb	(intransitive) To incline, deviate, or bend, from a vertical position; to be in a position thus inclining or deviating.
thicknoun	Relatively great in extent from one surface to the opposite in its smallest solid dimension.
toughverb	(of a material) Strong and resilient; sturdy.
thinverb	Having little body fat or flesh; slim; slender; lean; gaunt.
sinewy	(of a person or animal) Possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful.
wiry	Thin, muscular and flexible.
thready	Of, resembling, or capable of forming a thread; filamentous.
fibrous	Containing many fibres - referring mainly to food.
ropy	Resembling rope in appearance or texture, used especially of muscles that are thick or hard to the touch.
ropey	Alternative spelling of ropy. [Resembling rope in appearance or texture, used especially of muscles that are thick or hard to the touch.]
unchewablenoun	That cannot be chewed.

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
ropey	Alternative spelling of ropy. [Resembling rope in appearance or texture, used especially of muscles that are thick or hard to the touch.]
ropy	Resembling rope in appearance or texture, used especially of muscles that are thick or hard to the touch.
threadynoun	Of, resembling, or capable of forming a thread; filamentous.
thicknoun	Relatively great in extent from one surface to the opposite in its smallest solid dimension.
leanverb	(intransitive) To incline, deviate, or bend, from a vertical position; to be in a position thus inclining or deviating.
wiry	Thin, muscular and flexible.
thinverb	Having little body fat or flesh; slim; slender; lean; gaunt.
sinewy	(of a person or animal) Possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful.
fibrous	Containing many fibres - referring mainly to food.
toughverb	(of a material) Strong and resilient; sturdy.
unchewablenoun	That cannot be chewed.
stringlikenoun	Resembling string or a piece of string.
stringed	(music) Having strings
filaceous	(rare) Composed of threads, stringy.
knotty	(figuratively) Complicated or tricky; complex, difficult.
thongy	stringy; ropy
twinynoun	Tending to twine; twisting around.
cordlikenoun	Resembling or characteristic of a cord.
twinelike	Resembling or characteristic of twine.
filamentous	Having the form of threads or filaments; filamented.