1 : containing long, thin pieces that are like string and that are hard to chew
▪ stringy vegetables ▪ a tough, stringy piece of meat 2 of hair : long, thin, and dirty
▪ a stringy beard 3 : having long, thin muscles
▪ stringy arms ▪ a stringy woman
▪ stringy vegetables ▪ a tough, stringy piece of meat
▪ a stringy beard
▪ stringy arms ▪ a stringy woman
— string·i·ness noun [noncount]





