Meanings
adverbstringily (comparative more stringily, superlative most stringily)
comparative more stringily · superlative most stringily
- In a stringy way.
Her complexion was of an unhealthy yellowish hue, and a few wisps of the same yellowish-hued hair straggled stringily down her thin temples.
1903, McClure's Magazine
Origin
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stringily. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stringily
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“stringily.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stringily. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stringily,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stringily.
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