SINEWY

brawny, hefty, muscular, powerful, sinewy

(adjective) (of a person) possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful; “a hefty athlete”; “a muscular boxer”; “powerful arms”

fibrous, sinewy, stringy, unchewable

(adjective) (of meat) full of sinews; especially impossible to chew

tendinous, sinewy

(adjective) consisting of tendons or resembling a tendon

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

sinewy (comparative more sinewy, superlative most sinewy)

Tough; having strong sinews.

(figuratively) Having or showing nervous strength.

(of a person or animal) Possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful.

Anagrams

• Swiney, winsey

Source: Wiktionary


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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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