strawy

Like dried stalks

Strawy describes something resembling or containing straw—dry, yellowish, and fibrous.

Hair might be strawy if it's coarse and pale.

Strawy bedding is full of straw.

The word is uncommon, appearing mostly in agricultural or literary contexts: The barn had a strawy smell.

texture

hay

Dried feed crop

rough · fibrous · scratchy · prickly · wiry · thatch · stubble · husk · dried · matted

agricultural

hay

Dried feed crop

chaff · fodder · forage · grain · cereal · wheat · barley · oats · rye · husbandry

fragile

brittle

Liable to shatter

breakable · delicate · crisp · snappable · friable · parched · desiccated · hollow · papery · rustling

color

pale

Lacking color intensity

golden · bleached · faded · washed-out · blanched · cream · buff · flaxen · tawny · wheaten

Opposites
texture/suppleness

strawysilky

Smooth and lustrous

supple · soft · sleek · smooth · satiny

moisture content

strawymoist

Slightly wet

hydrated · dewy · succulent · lush · juicy

surface appearance

strawyglossy

Smooth and shiny

shiny · lustrous · sleek · gleaming · polished

Phrases
Family

straw, straws, straw hat, straw man, strawlike, straw-colored

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G