Meaning of SINEWY
| Pronunciation: | | 'sinyooee
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- [adj] (of a person) possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful; "a hefty athlete"; "a muscular boxer"; "powerful arms"
- [adj] (of meat) full of sinews; especially impossible to chew
- [adj] consisting of tendons or resembling a tendon
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| | Synonyms: | | brawny, fibrous, hefty, muscular, powerful, stringy, strong, tendinous, tough, unchewable |
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| | Definition: | | \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.
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