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

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

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.

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

Aug 25, 2025 · 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

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.

• If stringy, push pulp through sieve with back of spoon. • This liquid was made by chopping up the roots of an inedible yam which looked like stringy, tough beetroot.

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

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 string•y (string′ ē), adj., string•i•er, string•i•est. resembling a string or strings; consisting of strings or …