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stretchy

adj
/ˈstɹɛt͡ʃi/

Etymology

From stretch + -y.

  1. derived from *(s)treg-✻
  2. inherited from *strakkjan✻ — “to stretch, make taut or tight”
  3. inherited from streċċan — “to stretch, hold out, extend, spread out, prostrate”
  4. inherited from strecchen
  5. suffixed as stretchy — “stretch + y”

Definitions

  1. Capable of stretching

    Capable of stretching; elastic.

  2. Inclined to stretch, as from weariness.

    • Not just comfort, but luxurious comfort — the stretchy, yawny, sleepy kind — is his portion.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA