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Comparative
stringier
Superlative
stringiest
1
having a slender shape, often used to describe someone who is thin and wiry
- The marathon runner's stringy arms and legs were evidence of his intense training regimen.
- Despite his stringy physique, he was surprisingly strong and agile.
- The dancer's stringy muscles allowed her to perform intricate moves with ease.
- His stringy fingers moved deftly across the piano keys, producing beautiful melodies.
- After months of weightlifting, he transformed his body from soft to stringy, with defined muscles visible beneath his skin.
2
(of food) having tough strands that are hard to chew
- The chicken was overcooked and became stringy.
- The steak was too tough and stringy to enjoy.
- The soup had stringy pieces of celery that weren’t easy to swallow.
- The pork had a stringy texture that made it hard to cut.
- The roast beef was too stringy and chewy to eat comfortably.
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3
(of hair) consisting of long and thin strands
- Despite her efforts to style it, her stringy hair refused to hold any volume or shape.
- The child's unkempt hair was stringy and tangled after playing outside.
- Despite the conditioner, her hair remained stubbornly stringy and difficult to manage.
- The old mop had become stringy with use, its strands thinning and fraying.
- His beard grew in patchy and stringy, lacking the fullness of a thick beard.