"stretchy" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈstɹɛt͡ʃi/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-stretchy.wav [Southern-England] Forms: stretchier [comparative], stretchiest [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɛtʃi Etymology: From stretch + -y. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|stretch|-y|text=+|tree=1}} From stretch + -y. Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} stretchy (comparative stretchier, superlative stretchiest)
  1. Capable of stretching; elastic.
    Sense id: en-stretchy-en-adj-kWkZlYNB Categories (other): English entries referencing ambiguous etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymon, English terms suffixed with -y Disambiguation of English entries referencing ambiguous etymons: 48 52 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 46 54 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 47 53 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 50 50
  2. Inclined to stretch, as from weariness.
    Sense id: en-stretchy-en-adj-QJYQXI1c Categories (other): English entries referencing ambiguous etymons, English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries referencing pages with etymology sections missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y, Entries with translation boxes, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon, Terms with German translations Disambiguation of English entries referencing ambiguous etymons: 48 52 Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 44 56 Disambiguation of English entries referencing pages with etymology sections missing etymons: 44 56 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 46 54 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 47 53 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 44 56 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 50 50 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 35 65 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 32 68 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 32 68 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 19 81 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 17 83 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 26 74
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: nonstretchy, stretchily, stretchiness Translations (stretchy): elastisch (German), dehnbar (German)
Disambiguation of 'stretchy': 0 0

Inflected forms

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