sinewy

[ sin-yoo-ee ]

/ ˈsɪn yu i /

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adjective

having strong sinews: a sinewy back.

of or like sinews; tough, firm, braided, or resilient: a sinewy rope.

having conspicuous sinews; stringy: tough, sinewy meat.

vigorous or forceful, as language, style, etc.: a sinewy argument.

Words nearby sinewy

sine qua non, sine wave, sinecure, sinemet, sinew, sinewy, sinfjotli, sinfonia, sinfonietta, sinful, sing

Origin of sinewy

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at sinew, -y¹

OTHER WORDS FROM sinewy

sin·ew·i·ness, nounun·sin·ew·y, adjective

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Examples from the Web for sinewy

His flesh is sagging a bit, but he is still trim and looks lean, sinewy and tough.
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A sinewy woman emerges, stepping out onto the gray city sidewalk.
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Charles Ray has a suite of 15 ink-on-paper paintings in an adjacent room, depicting flowers with sinewy, rainbow-colored petals.
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The sinewy muscles of his arms bunched together fiercely at his shoulder.
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There was some talk, that maybe, just maybe, this sinewy kid would be a hell of a ticket asset.
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He rose as he thus spoke, folding his sinewy arms across his wide chest.
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We often heard songs, and saw bare, sinewy arms working briskly and skilfully.
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It braced its sinewy legs and halted at the very brink, while bunny crossed to the safe woods.
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Every little while he clutched the edge of the rug in his sinewy hand, not knowing in his agony what he did.
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The chief was past the prime of life, but still a powerful and sinewy man.
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British Dictionary definitions for sinewy

sinewy

/ (ˈsɪnjʊɪ) /

adjective

consisting of or resembling a tendon or tendons

muscular; brawny

(esp of language, style, etc) vigorous; forceful

(of meat, etc) tough; stringy

Derived forms of sinewy

sinewiness, noun

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sinewy

adjective

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Words nearby sinewy

Origin of sinewy

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Examples from the Web for sinewy

British Dictionary definitions for sinewy

adjective

Derived forms of sinewy