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stringy

/ˈstɹɪŋi/ · adjective

Meaning

  1. Composed of, or resembling, string or strings.
  2. (of food) Tough to the bite, as containing too much sinew or string tissue.
  3. (of a person) Wiry, lean, scrawny.
  4. Resembling or involving text strings.
  5. Of a sighting, unlikely to be accurate; probably based on a misidentification, whether innocent or deliberate.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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