stretchy

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/ˈstɹɛt͡ʃi/

adjective

Capable of stretching; elastic.

Similar
stretchableelastic
OriginEnglish stretch ← Middle English strecchen ← Old English streċċan →
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Meanings

adjectivestretchy (comparative stretchier, superlative stretchiest)

comparative stretchier · superlative stretchiest

  1. Capable of stretching; elastic.
  2. Inclined to stretch, as from weariness.

    Not just comfort, but luxurious comfort — the stretchy, yawny, sleepy kind — is his portion.

    1911, Munsey's Magazine, volume 45, page 74

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivecapable of being easily stretched and resuming former size or shape

Similar
stretchableelastic
Also see
elasticstretchable

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Germanic*strakaz
  2. Proto-West Germanic*strak
  3. Proto-West Germanic*strakkjan
  4. Old Englishstreċċan
  5. Middle Englishstrecchen
  6. Englishstretch
  7. Englishstretchy

From stretch + -y.

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Translations

German elastisch, dehnbar
  • elastischstretchy
  • dehnbarstretchy

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with stretchy

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Cite this entry
APA

stretchy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stretchy

MLA

“stretchy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stretchy. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stretchy,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stretchy.

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