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May 27, 2012
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string•y



Pronunciation: (string'ē), [key]
—adj., string•i•er, string•i•est.
1. resembling a string or strings; consisting of strings or stringlike pieces: stringy weeds; a stringy fiber.
2. coarsely or toughly fibrous, as meat.
3. sinewy or wiry, as a person.
4. ropy, as a glutinous liquid.

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