wiry
Origin of wiry
1Other words from wiry
- wir·i·ly, adverb
- wir·i·ness, noun
Words Nearby wiry
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How to use wiry in a sentence
We see a younger, even more wiry Bourdain singing the praises of breakfast-time cigarettes, or play-fencing with a friend, using treacherous-looking kitchen knives as weapons.
Roadrunner Illuminates Anthony Bourdain the Man—But Are Its Means Totally Legit? | Stephanie Zacharek | July 16, 2021 | TimeI can count the time by the inches of wiry, silver hair coming from my scalp.
Some young women embraced their gray hair during the pandemic. They might not go back. | Maura Judkis | April 12, 2021 | Washington Postwiry and more grey man than charismatic, Votel is known for his no-nonsense, rather closed demeanor.
Special Ops Commander Swears: I Won't Be Hillary's VP | Kimberly Dozier | August 29, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTMy prom date, Red, sported a wiry mustache and drove a black-and-gold Camaro.
Let Us Now Praise Famous Rednecks and Their Unjustly Unsung Kin | Allison Glock | August 23, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTLittle wiry chap, with silvery hair, bright brown eyes and plenty of wrinkles.
Iran’s Top Spy Is the Modern-Day Karla, John Le Carré’s Villainous Mastermind | Michael Weiss | July 2, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
He was wiry, crisp, and clean and lean, his mind as sharp as ever.
The Night Vince Lombardi Lay Awake Brooding Over a 49-0 Win | W.C. Heinz | January 25, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTModels came down the runway in head pieces fashioned into twisted, wiry wigs in subtle winter colors.
The old gentleman was heavy and Gwynne sound and wiry in spite of his delicate appearance.
Ancestors | Gertrude AthertonHis predecessors had to deal with Perry Thomas, and in spite of his gentle ways and intellectual cast, Perry is active and wiry.
The Soldier of the Valley | Nelson LloydHe was of frugal and temperate habits, a wiry man at the height of his physical powers, with lean flanks and a deep chest.
Uncanny Tales | VariousChumru laid aside the garment and tickled his wiry hair underneath his turban.
The Red Year | Louis TracyHis forehead was not very high, but broad and open; his hair dark and wiry, for which reason he kept it cut short.
Skipper Worse | Alexander Lange Kielland
British Dictionary definitions for wiry
/ (ˈwaɪərɪ) /
(of people or animals) slender but strong in constitution
made of or resembling wire, esp in stiffness: wiry hair
(of a sound) produced by or as if by a vibrating wire
Derived forms of wiry
- wirily, adverb
- wiriness, noun
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