adj.
Pronunciation: ' stri ŋ - ē
Function: adjective
Inflected Form: string · i · er ; -est
Date: 1662
1 a : containing, consisting of, or resembling fibrous matter or string < stringy hair> b : lean and sinewy in build : WIRY
2 : capable of being drawn out to form a string : ROPY <a stringy precipitate>
– string · i · ness noun