stringily

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.


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  • stringily — stringˈily adverb • • • Main Entry: ↑string …   Useful english dictionary

  • stringiness — See stringily. * * * …   Universalium

  • stringy — adjective (stringier, stringiest) 1》 resembling string in being long and thin.     ↘tall, wiry, and thin. 2》 (of food) tough and fibrous. 3》 (of a liquid) viscous; forming strings. Derivatives stringily adverb stringiness noun …   English new terms dictionary

  • stringy — adj. (stringier, stringiest) 1 (of food etc.) fibrous, tough. 2 of or like string. 3 (of a person) tall, wiry, and thin. 4 (of a liquid) viscous; forming strings. Phrases and idioms: stringy bark Austral. any of various eucalyptus trees with… …   Useful english dictionary

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