Definitions

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  • adjective Of clothing, featuring or characterized by straps.

Etymologies

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From strap +‎ -y.

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Examples

  • Stephanie was tall in strappy heels with long straight hair, a blonde, and her voice was whiskey and soda.

    Bang, Bang Gary Percesepe 2010

  • In the opening scene, Melanie Thorton, a low-level presidential campaign staffer, wears a pair of "strappy" Charles David sandals with a heel "thin and wide, like an upright graham cracker."

    Where's the Wit? 2007

  • My strappy shoe snapped and my ankle flashed with pain as it twisted.

    My Fair Succubi Jill Myles 2011

  • She still looked adorable in her yellow sundress and strappy white heels, but her mood had soured.

    Crossed J.F. Lewis 2011

  • My strappy shoe snapped and my ankle flashed with pain as it twisted.

    My Fair Succubi Jill Myles 2011

  • Gucci has a strappy, black suede kitten heel with a big gold logo, "GG Cage" (great with a tan and coral red nails), £304, and Rupert Sanderson offers perhaps the chicest option with his open-toed "Napper" kitten heel in black and nude for £359 (not cheap, but guaranteed to still look good in five years' time).

    Sensible and Stylish Summer Sandals Tina Gaudoin 2011

  • Women in summer dresses, their strappy sandals long discarded.

    Can You Survive The Zombie Apocalypse? Max Brallier 2011

  • Unable to refrain from perusing the complete canvass before him, he saw that her flawlessly pedicured feet were nestled in muted gold strappy sandals.

    Who Said It Would Be Easy Cheryl Faye 2011

  • Cosseted all winter in socks, your feet now are most likely gadding about in strappy sandals, flip-flops and peep-toe wedges.

    Wanted for Assault Christina Binkley 2011

  • Unable to refrain from perusing the complete canvass before him, he saw that her flawlessly pedicured feet were nestled in muted gold strappy sandals.

    Who Said It Would Be Easy Cheryl Faye 2011

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