gristliness
Chewy meat texture
Gristliness is the quality of being gristly—having the tough, rubbery texture of cartilage.
The word applies literally to meat with too much connective tissue: The gristliness of the cheap steak made it hard to chew.
Figuratively, it can describe anything unpleasantly tough or resistant.
Flexible connective body tissue
- sinewTough connective tissue
- connective tissueSupportive biological matrix
- rubberyElastic and resilient
- chewyResisting easy biting
stringy · fibrous · tough · leathery · sinewy · ropy · elastic · springy
Not pleasing to eat
- off-puttingCausing mild aversion
- inedibleUnfit for consumption
- disgustingProvoking strong revulsion
- revoltingCausing strong disgust
gross · chewy · tough · unpleasant · distasteful · unsavory · unappealing · stomach-turning
cartilage
Flexible connective body tissue
- sinewTough connective tissue
- connective tissueSupportive biological matrix
- rubberyElastic and resilient
chewy · stringy · fibrous · tough · leathery · sinewy · ropy · elastic · springy · resistance
unappetizing
Not pleasing to eat
- off-puttingCausing mild aversion
- inedibleUnfit for consumption
- disgustingProvoking strong revulsion
revolting · gross · chewy · tough · unpleasant · distasteful · unsavory · unappealing · stomach-turning · waste
coarse
Rough in texture
knobbly · grainy · bumpy · ridged · irregular · nodular · stringy · fibrous · marbled · veined
gristlinesstenderness
Gentle, caring quality
softness · succulence · butteriness · silkiness · smoothness