The meaning of STRINGY is containing, consisting of, or resembling fibrous matter or string. How to use stringy in a sentence.

Definition of stringy adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

1. resembling or consisting of strings or stringlike pieces: stringy weeds. 2. toughly fibrous: stringy meat. 3. lean and sinewy; wiry: a stringy build. 4. ropy, as a glutinous liquid.

Stringy food contains long, thin pieces that are difficult or unpleasant to eat. The meat was stringy. Thankfully, it wasn't smothered in stringy cheese like some pizzas.

Outside on the street, a crazy man -- half naked, dirty and with wild, stringy hair -- is grunting and roaring like an animal.

Mar 31, 2026 · Adjective stringy (comparative stringier, superlative stringiest) Composed of, or resembling, string or strings. (of food) Tough to the bite, as containing too much sinew or string tissue.

stringy, adj. meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary

STRINGY definition: resembling a string or strings; consisting of strings or stringlike pieces. See examples of stringy used in a sentence.

STRINGY meaning: 1 : containing long, thin pieces that are like string and that are hard to chew; 2 : long, thin, and dirty

Stringy definition: Consisting of, resembling, or containing strings or a string.