sinewy

Adjective
US[sin-yoo-ee]/ˈsɪnjui/3 syllables
Synonyms: fibrousstringyunchewabletendinousbrawnyheftymuscularpowerful

Open English WordNet

Adjective (3)

  1. (of meat) full of sinews; especially impossible to chewSynonyms: fibrousstringyunchewableOpposite tenderSimilar tough
  2. consisting of tendons or resembling a tendonSynonyms: tendinousRelating to sinew
  3. (of a person) possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful“a hefty athlete”“a muscular boxer”“powerful arms”Synonyms: brawnyheftymuscularpowerfulOpposite weakSimilar strongSee also swole

Related words sinew noun, heftiness noun

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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Sin′ew·y adjective

1. Pertaining to, consisting of, or resembling, a sinew or sinews.

The sinewy thread my brain lets fall.— John 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.— Agustus Wm., and Hare, Julius Charles Hare

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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