stringy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj

Composed of, or resembling, string or strings.
Tough to the bite, as containing too much sinew or string tissue.
Wiry, lean, scrawny.
Resembling or involving text strings.
Of a sighting, unlikely to be accurate; probably based on a misidentification, whether innocent or deliberate.

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From string + -y.

fibrous filamentous

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