About The Word Wiry
Learn about the word Wiry to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Wiry definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.
Wiry
| Wiry Definition And Meaning |
|---|
What's The Definition Of Wiry?
[adj] lean and sinewy
Synonyms | Synonyms for Wiry: lean | stringy | thin Related Terms | Find terms related to Wiry: See Also | Wiry In Webster's Dictionary \Wir"y\, a. [Written also wiery.]
1. Made of wire; like wire; drawn out like wire.
2. Capable of endurance; tough; sinewy; as, a wiry frame or
constitution. ``A little wiry sergeant of meek demeanor
and strong sense.'' --Dickens.
He bore his age well, and seemed to retain a wiry
vigor and alertness. --Hawthorne.
|
More Crossword Puzzle Words
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
Cross Word Of The Day
- Petaurista petaurista ‐ East Indian…
- Wallace stevens ‐ United States poet…
- Crosstie ‐ one of the cross braces that support the rails on a railway track;…
- Whitish ‐ tending toward white [adj] resembling milk in color or cloudiness;…
- Lepista irina ‐ an edible agaric with large silky white caps and…
- Ponka ‐ the Dhegiha dialect spoken by the Ponca people [n] a member of…
- Moss green ‐ of a moderate somewhat dull…
- Navy base ‐ base of operations for a…
- Mary ii ‐ Queen of England and Scotland and Ireland; she was the eldest…
- Monopolization ‐ domination (of a market or commodity) to the exclusion…