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stringily

stringily adverb: in a stringy way.

Adverb

stringily (comparative more stringily, superlative most stringily)

  1. 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

Forms of stringily

comparativemore stringily
superlativemost stringily

Origin of stringily

From stringy + -ly.

Questions about stringily

What does stringily mean?
Stringily means in a stringy way.
What part of speech is stringily?
Stringily is an adverb.

Words near stringily in the dictionary

  1. stringifier
  2. stringifiers
  3. stringifies
  4. stringify
  5. stringifying
  6. stringily
  7. stringin'
  8. stringiness
  9. stringinesses
  10. stringing
  11. stringing along

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