stringy

• يصف شيئًا رقيقًا وقاسيًا وليفيًا، ويُستخدم غالبًا لوصف اللحم أو الشعر.

Describes something that is thin, tough, and fibrous, often used for meat or hair.

1. Lean and sinewyB2formal

   Having a thin, wiry, and muscular build, often with visible tendons.

   نَحيف مَتين العَضَلات

   • The stringy old farmer could still lift heavy bales of hay.
   • Her stringy arms showed the result of years of hard labor.
   • He had a stringy, athletic physique from years of climbing.

   المرادفاتsinewywiry

   الأضدادchubbyfatflabbyplumpsoft

2. Tough and fibrous meatB1informalculinary

   Describes meat that is full of tough fibers or sinews, making it difficult to cut or chew.

   لحم قاسٍ ليفي

   • The steak was so stringy I could barely cut it with a knife.
   • He complained that the chicken was dry and stringy.
   • Avoid overcooking the meat, or it will become stringy.

   المرادفاتchewyfibrousgristlysinewytough

   الأضدادtender

3. Viscous and thread-likeB2formalscientific

   Forming sticky, glutinous threads when stretched or pulled.

   لزج وخيطي

   • The melted cheese became stringy as I lifted the slice of pizza.
   • The glue formed stringy strands when I tried to spread it.
   • The mixture turned into a stringy, gooey substance.

   المرادفاتglutinousgooeymucilaginousropysyrupythreadytreaclyviscid

4. Containing stringsB1formal

   Made of or containing pieces of string or thread-like material.

   ليفي

   • The old mop had become stringy and frayed.
   • She wore a stringy scarf that was unraveling at the edges.
   • The fabric felt rough and stringy to the touch.

   المرادفاتfibrousropysinewythreadlikethready