wiry
adjective
made of wire.
wirier
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comparativeof wiry.comparative
The form of an adjective or adverb indicating a greater degree of a quality.
Example Sentences
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My arms and legs had grown skinnier, wirier than ever before, but my stomach was rounding out and bloating, like Baby Joe’s and some of the other boys’.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
He was a man of about my own age and height, but slimmer and wirier.
From The Yeoman Adventurer by George W. Gough
I couldn’t help thinking that I never saw brawnier, wirier men than those young farmers who met Earl P— at his political meeting.
From The Cruise of the Land-Yacht "Wanderer" Thirteen Hundred Miles in my Caravan by Gordon Stables
Philip was taller, wirier, and quicker on his feet.
From Claire The Blind Love of a Blind Hero, By a Blind Author by Leslie Burton Blades
Tom was of slighter build, and wirier, his skin much more pale.
From Gold in the Sky by Llewellyn
