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
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.
• 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
30 May 2025
(noun) (sports) a return made with the palm of the hand facing the direction of the stroke (as in tennis or badminton or squash)
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
