stringy

adjective
UK: /ˈstrɪŋi/
US: /ˈstrɪŋi/

  1. Resembling strings; long, thin, and often easily pulled apart.

    1. The old mop had stringy ends.
    2. The sauce was unappetizingly stringy due to insufficient blending time.

  2. Containing tough fibers; difficult to chew.

    1. This meat is too stringy to eat.
    2. The cheap cut of beef became unpleasantly stringy after being overcooked.

Synonyms

fibrous ropy tough

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The word "stringy" in English means: Resembling strings; long, thin, and often easily pulled apart., Containing tough fibers; difficult to chew..

The phonetic transcription of "stringy" is /ˈstrɪŋi/ in British English and /ˈstrɪŋi/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "stringy": fibrous, ropy, tough.

Example usage of "stringy": "The old mop had stringy ends.". More examples on the page.