Meaning & use
stringy
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resembling string; thin, long, and fibrous or sinewy in texture
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The overcooked meat had become tough and stringy.
His stringy hair hung limply in the rain.
A note on using this word
Commonly used to describe both food texture and a lean, wiry physique.
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fibroussinewy
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