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stringy

adj · 9 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /ˈstɹɪŋi/
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  • rhymes with -ɪŋi
  • CMU ARPABET: S T R IH1 NG IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Composed of, or resembling, string or strings.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

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2

adj

Meaning 2

Tough to the bite, as containing too much sinew or string tissue.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • The meat was quite stringy.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adj

Meaning 3

Wiry, lean, scrawny.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Antonyms: none provided

4

adj

Meaning 4

Resembling or involving text strings.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, programming, sciences

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Synonyms: none provided

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5

adj

Meaning 5

Of a sighting, unlikely to be accurate; probably based on a misidentification, whether innocent or deliberate.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: biology, birdwatching, natural-sciences, ornithology

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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Synonyms: none provided

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6

adjective satellite

Meaning 6

consisting of or containing string or strings

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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7

adjective satellite

Meaning 7

lean and sinewy

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: wiry

Antonyms: none provided

8

adjective satellite

Meaning 8

forming viscous or glutinous threads

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: ropy, ropey, thready

Antonyms: none provided

9

adjective satellite

Meaning 9

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: fibrous, sinewy, unchewable

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From string + -y.

Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: жилест (žilest) — resembling strings
  • Czech: vláknitý — resembling strings
  • French: filandreux — resembling strings
  • Irish: sreangach — resembling strings
  • Italian: fibroso — resembling strings
  • Russian: волокнистый (voloknistyj) — resembling strings
  • Spanish: hebroso — resembling strings
  • Spanish: paludo — resembling strings
  • Spanish: estoposo — resembling strings
  • Welsh: llinynllyd — resembling strings