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Composed of, or resembling, string or strings
“American cloth was a little like vinyl, except that it had a stringy fabric backing.”
Composed of, or resembling, a disorganized mess of threads, hair or string
“A thin zombie-like man with yellow sallow skin, long stringy hair, and bloodshot eyes stared at them.”
Tall and slim in build, typically also ungraceful or awkward in movement
“The door of the caravan was pushed open and a stringy boy wearing flip-flops, shorts, and an oversized bright blue T-shirt emerged.”
(of food) Fibrous and difficult to chew or eat
“We ordered roast goat meat by the weight, and spent the evening chewing the tough stringy meat.”
Of an overly great physical length or extent
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