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What is the adjective for stretchable?

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Included below are past participle and present participle forms for the verb stretch which may be used as adjectives within certain contexts.

stretchy
  1. Capable of stretching, elastic.
  2. Synonyms:
      3. flexible, elastic, stretchable, rubbery, pliable, supple, springy, whippy, rubberlike, bouncy, stretch, resilient, pliant, malleable, ductile, bendable, plastic, moldable, soft, tensile, adaptable, yielding, bendy, spongy, tensible, workable, elasticated, rubber, expandable, bending, limber, mouldable, extensible, lithe, flexile, tractable, tractile, rebounding, puttylike, extendible, lissom, cushiony, stretching, shapable, strong, durable, recoiling, loose, wiry, snapping back … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “The stretchy uphauls made ideal towing ropes as they gave a little when starting and sailing through the chop.”
      “Flash fried cuddle fish was tough and not great with a bland stretchy taste.”
      “They're usually crafted from a blend of cotton and stretchy synthetic fiber, which provides a great fit and a modern feel.”
stretchable
  1. Capable of being stretched.
  2. Synonyms:
      3. flexible, elastic, rubbery, stretchy, supple, springy, whippy, rubberlike, bouncy, stretch, resilient, pliable, pliant, malleable, ductile, plastic, bendable, tensile, soft, moldable, bendy, workable, adaptable, limber, yielding, tensible, spongy, elasticated, lithe, flexile, mouldable, extensible, rubber, bending, rebounding, tractable, tractile, lithesome, lissome, lissom, expandable, puttylike, easily bent, cushiony, stretching, shapable, willowy, putty, lithy, recoiling … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “It's basically a tube made out of some stretchable material and is worn on the torso.”
      “They are fleece-fronted with a wind-breaking layer across the chest, but stretchable, sweat-wicking fabric across the back and shoulders.”
      “Previously, stretchable conductors have been made by embedding metal particles in a stretchy material.”
stretchier
  1. comparative form of stretchy: more stretchy
  2. Synonyms:
      3. rubberier, suppler, springier, whippier, bouncier, more flexible, more elastic, more stretchable, more pliable, more rubberlike, more resilient, more pliant, more malleable, more ductile, more bendable, more plastic, more moldable, softer, more tensile, more adaptable, more extensible, bendier, more yielding, spongier, more workable, more tensible, more extensile, lissomer, limberer, more mouldable, lither, more flexile, more tractile, more tractable, more puttylike, more cushiony, more scalable, wirier, more inflatable, more durable, stronger, more protractile, more compromising, more forgiving, more expansible, more lithesome, looser, more hard-wearing, more bendsome, more formative … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “Man-made filament ropes are stronger than natural-fibre ropes but are generally stretchier.”
      “Cotton ropes, for example, are softer, weaker, and stretchier than manila or sisal ropes.”
      “How would the charter cope with a European army? Yet the Basic Law is stretchier than many think, says Franz Mayer of Bielefeld University.”
stretchiest
  1. superlative form of stretchy: most stretchy
  2. Synonyms:
      3. rubberiest, supplest, springiest, whippiest, bounciest, most flexible, most elastic, most stretchable, most pliable, most rubberlike, most resilient, most pliant, most malleable, most ductile, most bendable, most plastic, most moldable, softest, most tensile, most adaptable, most extensible, bendiest, most yielding, spongiest, most workable, most tensible, most extensile, lissomest, limberest, most mouldable, lithest, most flexile, most tractable, most tractile, most puttylike, most cushiony, most scalable, wiriest, most inflatable, most durable, strongest, most protractile, most compromising, most forgiving, most expansible, most lithesome, loosest, most hard-wearing, most formable, most formative … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “Extortionately priced designer Missoni makes the stretchiest Christmas stockings.”
      “Gary Stretch, owner of the worlds stretchiest skin, featured early in the show.”
      “Pampers Active Fit nappy features a unique slim fit between the legs, and the stretchiest sides around the waist to cope with every twist and turn.”
stretched
  1. simple past tense and past participle of stretch
  2. Synonyms:
      3. increased, rose, grew, improved, lifted, soared, built, climbed, surged, expanded, magnified, rocketed, bourgeoned, burgeoned, escalated, accelerated, accumulated, appreciated, arose, ascended, doubled, got higher, moved up, pushed up, rose up, waked up, went up, went uphill, woke up, flourished, peaked, uprose, accrued, ballooned, became greater, bulked, crescendoed, crested, got bigger, got larger, mounted up, mushroomed, piled up, puffed up, rolled up, skyrocketed, spiraled, spiralled, straught, scaled up … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “The stretched material has no rigidity until it is held in tension.”
      “Nick was new to the organization and could tell others were stretched and pressed for time.”
stretching
  1. present participle of stretch
  2. Synonyms:
      3. pulling, distending, elongating, extending, drawing, expanding, lengthening, straining, inflating, swelling, drawing out, pulling out, making longer, pulling out of shape, giving, yielding, tightening, tautening, tensing, tightening up, drawing taut, drawing tight, making taut, making tense, straightening, unbending, straightening out, prolonging, lasting, protracting, running, continuing, going, outstretching, reaching, overlapping, prolongating, dragging out, going on, carrying on, spinning out, strining out, extending the duration of … more
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