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Sinewy

Sinewy Meaning & Definition
Sinewy Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Sinewy?

[adj] (of a person) possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful; "a hefty athlete"; "a muscular boxer"; "powerful arms"
[adj] (of meat) full of sinews; especially impossible to chew
[adj] consisting of tendons or resembling a tendon

Synonyms | Synonyms for Sinewy: brawny | fibrous | hefty | muscular | powerful | stringy | strong | tendinous | tough | unchewable

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Sinewy In Webster's Dictionary

\Sin"ew*y\, a. 1. Pertaining to, consisting of, or resembling, a sinew or sinews. The sinewy thread my brain lets fall. --Donne. 2. Well braced with, or as if with, sinews; nervous; vigorous; strong; firm; tough; as, the sinewy Ajax. A man whose words . . . were so close and sinewy. --Hare.

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