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[ strech-ee ] / ˈstrɛtʃ i / SEE SYNONYMS FOR stretchy ON THESAURUS.COM
adjective, stretch·i·er, stretch·i·est.having a tendency to stretch, especially excessively or unduly. capable of being stretched; elastic. (especially of a pig) having a long body. Origin of stretchyFirst recorded in 1850–55; stretch + -y1 OTHER WORDS FROM stretchystretch·i·ness, nounWords nearby stretchystretch one's legs, stretchout, stretch receptor, stretch reflex, stretch runner, stretchy, Stretford, stretta, stretto, streusel, streuselkuchen Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for stretchyTurns out it is Kinesio tape, a stretchy cotton tape designed by a Japanese chiropractor to support injured muscles. The Olympics’ Most Colorful New Trend: Kinesio Tape|Isabel Wilkinson|August 9, 2012|DAILY BEAST The stretchy, leathery ring keeps you hard while the eyelashes tickle the vadge. Eastbound & Down’s Kenny Powers Lists His Favorite Things|Kenny Powers|February 17, 2012|DAILY BEAST Not so for Dave and Trisha, who have been cohabitating in stretchy Spandex-covered bliss for two years and counting. Men Who Love Lycra|Will Doig|March 3, 2010|DAILY BEAST He told himself that in the matter of Stretchy Gorman he would be as another Jawbert. From Place to Place|Irvin S. Cobb
The man who was called Stretchy Gorman spoke a prophetic word when he said the police had nothing on him. From Place to Place|Irvin S. Cobb A day came, though, when the protection under which the Stretchy Gormans had flourished ceased to protect. From Place to Place|Irvin S. Cobb Taking title from the current name of its chieftain, it was popularly known as the Stretchy Gorman gang. From Place to Place|Irvin S. Cobb They all—even the cat-thing—was wearing those shiny, stretchy clo'es. Year of the Big Thaw|Marion Zimmer Bradley
British Dictionary definitions for stretchy
adjective stretchier or stretchiestcharacterized by elasticity Derived forms of stretchystretchiness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to stretchylanguid, sleepy, lackadaisical, passive, listless, laid-back, dull, apathetic, supple, buoyant, strong, volatile, tough, bouncy, malleable, pliable, rubbery, lithe, elastic, limber |