string´i|ness

string´i|ness
string|y «STRIHNG ee», adjective, string|i|er, string|i|est.
1. like a string or strings.
2. forming strings: »

a stringy syrup.

3. having tough fibers: »

a piece of tough, stringy meat, a dry, stringy radish.

4. lean and sinewy: »

a tall and stringy boy.

string´i|ness, noun.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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