as in fibrous
resembling or having the texture of a mass of strings stringy hair that clearly needs a good washing

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Recent Examples on the Web Throughout history, shipworms — stringy mollusks that bore into wood — have wreaked havoc on the world’s navies, causing once-seaworthy ships to capsize and even destroying San Francisco’s wharves a century ago. Erin Blakemore, Washington Post, 16 June 2024 Avoid soft peaches because the flesh may be mushy and/or stringy and your cobbler will reflect that. Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic, 7 June 2024 Here are details on the most ethereal bites of prosciutto at stateside markets — and the packs of stringy disappointments to avoid. Jolene Thym, The Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2024 There are several variations: with or without eggs, eggplant fried with or without flour, heavy or light on the sauce—the one constant is the stringy buffalo mozzarella. Sara Magro, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for stringy 

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“Stringy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stringy. Accessed 30 Oct. 2024.

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