stringy
Tough and chewy
Stringy describes something composed of or resembling strings—long, thin, fibrous strands.
Stringy meat is tough and full of chewy fibers.
Stringy hair hangs in lank, separated strands, usually from being unwashed or wet.
Stringy cheese pulls apart in stretchy threads.
A person described as stringy is tall and thin, with a lean, sinewy build.
Tall and ungainly thin
- ganglyAwkwardly tall and thin
- spindlyThin and fragile-looking
- scragglyIrregularly sparse and messy
- wispyThin and insubstantial
unkempt · tangled · disheveled · straggly · lank · thin · trailing · dangling
Flexible twisted strand
- twineStranded cord for tying
- ropeThick twisted fibers
- yarnTwisted strand for crafts
- threadFiber for stitching
strand · filament · braid · coil · catgut · shoelace · spaghetti · noodles
Soft and sticky
- stretchyCapable of extending
- viscousThick and slow-flowing
- mucusProtective bodily secretion
- slimeThick wet gunk
melted cheese · mozzarella · caramel · taffy · marshmallow · egg white · okra · gluey
fibrous
Made of threads
sinew · tendon · vein · fiber · wispy · ropy · threadlike · stringlike · chewy · gristly
lanky
Tall and ungainly thin
wispy · unkempt · tangled · disheveled · straggly · lank · thin · trailing · dangling · hanging
cord
Flexible twisted strand
thread · strand · filament · braid · coil · catgut · shoelace · spaghetti · noodles · bean sprouts
gooey
Soft and sticky
slime · melted cheese · mozzarella · caramel · taffy · marshmallow · egg white · okra · gluey · sticky
- pull stringsExert covert influence
- string quartetsCompositions for four bowed instruments
- strings togetherLinks items consecutively
- no strings attachedWithout obligations or conditions
- strings attachedHidden conditions on offers
- pulling stringsExercising covert influence
string, strings, G-string, stringing, stringer, stringless, stringed, stringers, unstring