'Stringy' definitions:
Definition of 'stringy'
(from WordNet)
Definition of 'Stringy'
From: GCIDE
- Stringy \String"y\, a.
- 1. Consisting of strings, or small threads; fibrous; filamentous; as, a stringy root. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Capable of being drawn into a string, as a glutinous substance; ropy; viscid; gluely. [1913 Webster]
- Stringy bark (Bot.), a name given in Australia to several trees of the genus Eucalyptus (as {Eucalyptus amygdalina}, Eucalyptus obliqua, {Eucalyptus capitellata}, Eucalyptus macrorhyncha, {Eucalyptus piperita}, Eucalyptus pilularis, & {Eucalyptus tetradonta}), which have a fibrous bark used by the aborigines for making cordage and cloth. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'stringy'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- adhesive,
- amylaceous,
- besprinkle,
- capillary,
- cartilaginous,
- chewy,
- cirrose,
- cirrous,
- clabbered,
- clammy,
- clotted,
- coagulated,
- cohesive,
- coriaceous,
- curdled,
- doughy,
- durable,
- dust,
- fibered,
- fibroid,
- fibrous,
- flagelliform,
- flossy,
- funicular,
- gaumy,
- gelatinous,
- glairy,
- gluelike,
- gluey,
- glutenous,
- glutinose,
- glutinous,
- gooey,
- gossamery,
- gristly,
- grumous,
- gumbo,
- gumbolike,
- gumlike,
- gummous,
- gummy,
- hairlike,
- hairy,
- hard,
- hardy,
- heavy,
- inspissated,
- jelled,
- jellied,
- jellylike,
- lasting,
- leatherlike,
- leathery,
- ligamental,
- mucilaginous,
- pasty,
- powder,
- resistant,
- ropy,
- silky,
- sinewy,
- slabby,
- slimy,
- slithery,
- starchy,
- sticky,
- stiff,
- stodgy,
- strong,
- stubborn,
- syrupy,
- tacky,
- taeniate,
- taeniform,
- tenacious,
- thick,
- thickened,
- threadlike,
- thready,
- tough,
- tough as leather,
- tremelloid,
- tremellose,
- untiring,
- vigorous,
- viscid,
- viscose,
- viscous,
- wiry