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STRETCHY (stretchier, stretchiest)
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, stretchiest 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 shape
Familiarity information: STRETCHY used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
| Declension: comparative and superlative |
Superlative: stretchiest
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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