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STRETCHY (stretchier, stretchiest)

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Irregular inflected forms: stretchier  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation, stretchiest  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

 Dictionary entry overview: What does stretchy mean? 

STRETCHY (adjective)
  The adjective STRETCHY has 1 sense:

1. capable of being easily stretched and resuming former size or shapeplay

  Familiarity information: STRETCHY used as an adjective is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


STRETCHY (adjective)

 Declension: comparative and superlative 
Comparative: stretchier  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
Superlative: stretchiest  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation


Sense 1

Meaning:

Capable of being easily stretched and resuming former size or shape

Synonyms:

stretchable; stretchy

Similar:

elastic (capable of resuming original shape after stretching or compression; springy)

Derivation:

stretch; stretchiness (the capacity for being stretched)


 Context examples 


Symptoms include: • Loose joints • Fragile, small blood vessels • Abnormal scar formation and wound healing • Soft, velvety, stretchy skin that bruises easily

(Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, NIH)



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