stringily

In a stringy way.

Adverb

  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:

Origin

Etymology tree English stringy Middle English -ly English -ly English stringily From stringy + -ly.

Forms

more stringily most stringily