ˈstriŋē, -ŋi adjective
( -er/-est )
Etymology: string (I) + -y
1.
a. : consisting of strings or small threads : fibrous , filamentous
a stringy root
b.
(1) : resembling or suggestive of a string : marked by length and thinness
stringy hair
(2) : lean and muscular in build : sinewy , wiry
stringy old cowboys still rolling their cigarettes — J.B.Priestley
his tough, stringy body — Georg Meyers
2. : capable of being drawn out to form a string (as a glutinous substance) : gluey , ropy , viscid
stringy tenacious exudate — A.J.Steigman & C.H.Scott
3.
a. of cotton : matted in rope form during poor ginning or picking
b. of wool
(1) : slightly matted during scouring
(2) : lacking normal crimp
4. : having a tone like that of a violin or related instrument ; especially : thin, edgy, and nasal in quality
5. : stringhalted