— stringiness , n.
/string"ee/ , adj., stringier, stringiest .
1. resembling a string or strings; consisting of strings or stringlike pieces: stringy weeds; a stringy fiber.
2. coarsely or toughly fibrous, as meat.
3. sinewy or wiry, as a person.
4. ropy, as a glutinous liquid.
[ 1660-70; STRING + -Y 1 ]