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wiriness

  • a word derived from wiry.
    wiry
    adjective
    made of wire.

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Red-legged seriemas are birds with the approximate height and wiriness of a greyhound dog.

From Slate ● Aug. 30, 2019

If only he could hit that dancing, jumping ball with a fifth of the skill that O’Hara was displaying, his wiriness and pluck might see him through. 

From The Gold Bat by P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse

When a girl enters the door of young womanhood the Washoe idea is to make this an occasion for developing wiriness, strength, and vigor.

From The Lake of the Sky Lake Tahoe in the High Sierras of California and Nevada, its History, Indians, Discovery by Frémont, Legendary Lore, Various Namings, Physical Characteristics, Glacial Phenomena, Geology, Single Outlet, Automobile Routes, Historic Towns, Early Mining Excitements, Steamer Ride, Mineral Springs, Mountain and Lake Resorts, Trail and Camping Out Trips, Summer Residences, Fishing, Hunting, Flowers, Birds, Animals, Trees, and Chaparral, with a Full Account of the Tahoe National Forest, the Public Use of the Water of Lake Tahoe and Much Other Interesting Matter by George Wharton James

There was a wiriness about her every movement which argued, if not actual robustness, the elasticity of bending and not breaking before the stresses of life.

From By the Light of the Soul A Novel by Harold M. Brett

She was very small, but she gave the impression of intense springiness and wiriness.

From 'Doc.' Gordon by Frank T. (Frank Thayer) Merrill