1. the quality of being fibrous, tough, or containing long thin strands

Examples

• The stringiness of the celery made it difficult to chew.
• She complained about the stringiness of the overcooked chicken.
• The stringiness of the mozzarella cheese stretched across the pizza slice.
• The meat’s stringiness indicated it had been cooked too long.
• He removed the stringiness from the green beans before cooking them.
• The stringiness of the asparagus was reduced by proper preparation.