Stringy
adjective
Something that is long, thin and flexible, similar to a string or thread.
After overcooking the pasta, it became stringy and unappetizing.
adjective
A term used to describe hair that is unmanageably thin, dry, and often tangled.
Her hair was stringy after swimming in the ocean all day.
adjective
Describes a texture of food that is tough and fibrous.
The meat was so stringy that I couldn't eat it.
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Culinary
adjective
Something that is long, thin and flexible, similar to a string or thread.
After overcooking the pasta, it became stringy and unappetizing.
adjective
A term used to describe hair that is unmanageably thin, dry, and often tangled.
Her hair was stringy after swimming in the ocean all day.
adjective
Describes a texture of food that is tough and fibrous.
The meat was so stringy that I couldn't eat it.
Usage tips
Culinary
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Pro Tip 1/2Not Always Negative
While 'stringy' can suggest poor quality, it's not always negative; it can simply describe appearance.
The artisan crafted a stringy silver necklace.
Pro Tip 2/2Physical Description
'Stringy' often relates to the physical attributes of objects that resemble strings or threads.
The stringy roots of the plant stretched out in the water.
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How do your kidneys...
and accurate this internal sensing system is. To filter the blood, each nephron uses two powerful pieces of a blob-like structure called a glomerulus, and a long, stringy, straw-like tubule. The glomerulus works like a sieve, allowing only certain ingredients,
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5 challenges we could...
Chemical forces between the amino acids cause these long stringy molecules to fold up into unique, three-dimensional structures. The folding process, while it looks random, is in fact very precise. Each protein folds to its characteristic shape each time,
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Sea "Mucus" Blobs Pose...
across portions of the Mediterranean and Adriatic see where this video was taken this stringy mess is known as marine usage they're visible on the surface of
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How do your kidneys...
and accurate this internal sensing system is. To filter the blood, each nephron uses two powerful pieces of a blob-like structure called a glomerulus, and a long, stringy, straw-like tubule. The glomerulus works like a sieve, allowing only certain ingredients,
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5 challenges we could...
Chemical forces between the amino acids cause these long stringy molecules to fold up into unique, three-dimensional structures. The folding process, while it looks random, is in fact very precise. Each protein folds to its characteristic shape each time,
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Sea "Mucus" Blobs Pose...
across portions of the Mediterranean and Adriatic see where this video was taken this stringy mess is known as marine usage they're visible on the surface of
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Quote examples
Joan Collins
American Actress
We live in a quick-fix society where we need instant gratification for everything. Too fat? Get lipo-sucked. Stringy hair? Glue on extensions. Wrinkles and lines? Head to the beauty shop for a pot of the latest miracle skin stuff. It's all a beautiful £1 billion con foisted upon insecure women by canny cosmetic conglomerates.
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Kyle MacLachlan
American Actor
I have an avocado tree at my place in Los Angeles - it's the smoother-skinned one, which tends to be a little stringy. Often the birds or raccoons get the avocados before I can harvest them. I have figs, too, which are great with prosciutto, of course. I have limes and lemons, which I use to make lemonade.
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Helen Slater
American Actress
I was terribly gawky, too goofy to become a high-kicking cheerleader, with stringy brown hair and bad posture. Definitely nobody noticeable!
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Yotam Ottolenghi
Israeli Chef
Small okra pods have a much more attractive texture than large ones, which, when cooked, can be gloopy, stringy and totally spoil a dish.
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Apolo Ohno
American Athlete
I tend to build bulk and muscle easily, and running seems to make sure I stay kind of stringy, if that makes sense.
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Kourtney Kardashian
American Celebrity
When I do my hair down, it just does not look good. It's just stringy, and it's like a hot mess.
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E. B. White
American Writer
A writer is like a bean plant - he has his little day, and then gets stringy.
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Joan Collins
American Actress
We live in a quick-fix society where we need instant gratification for everything. Too fat? Get lipo-sucked. Stringy hair? Glue on extensions. Wrinkles and lines? Head to the beauty shop for a pot of the latest miracle skin stuff. It's all a beautiful £1 billion con foisted upon insecure women by canny cosmetic conglomerates.
Quote examples
Kyle MacLachlan
American Actor
I have an avocado tree at my place in Los Angeles - it's the smoother-skinned one, which tends to be a little stringy. Often the birds or raccoons get the avocados before I can harvest them. I have figs, too, which are great with prosciutto, of course. I have limes and lemons, which I use to make lemonade.
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Helen Slater
American Actress
I was terribly gawky, too goofy to become a high-kicking cheerleader, with stringy brown hair and bad posture. Definitely nobody noticeable!
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Yotam Ottolenghi
Israeli Chef
Small okra pods have a much more attractive texture than large ones, which, when cooked, can be gloopy, stringy and totally spoil a dish.
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Apolo Ohno
American Athlete
I tend to build bulk and muscle easily, and running seems to make sure I stay kind of stringy, if that makes sense.
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Kourtney Kardashian
American Celebrity
When I do my hair down, it just does not look good. It's just stringy, and it's like a hot mess.
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E. B. White
American Writer
A writer is like a bean plant - he has his little day, and then gets stringy.
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