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string⋅y

[string-ee]
–adjective, string⋅i⋅er, string⋅i⋅est.
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.

Origin:
1660–70; string + -y 1


string⋅i⋅ness, noun
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