Gristly

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Resembling or containing gristle.
Adjective
  1. 1
    difficult to chew wordnet

Synonyms

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cartilaginouscartilaginouschewycohesivedurablefibrous

Etymology

From gristle + -y.

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