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sinewy
(encz) | sinewy,šlachovitý adj: Zdeněk Brož |
Sinewy
(gcide) | Sinewy \Sin"ew*y\, a.
1. Pertaining to, consisting of, or resembling, a sinew or
sinews.
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The sinewy thread my brain lets fall. --Donne.
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2. Well braced with, or as if with, sinews; nervous;
vigorous; strong; firm; tough; as, the sinewy Ajax.
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A man whose words . . . were so close and sinewy.
--Hare.
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sinewy
(wn) | sinewy
adj 1: (of meat) full of sinews; especially impossible to chew
[syn: fibrous, sinewy, stringy, unchewable]
2: consisting of tendons or resembling a tendon [syn:
tendinous, sinewy]
3: (of a person) possessing physical strength and weight; rugged
and powerful; "a hefty athlete"; "a muscular boxer";
"powerful arms" [syn: brawny, hefty, muscular,
powerful, sinewy] |
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wysinewygbic
(encz) | WYSINEWYGBIC,What You See Is Not Exactly What You Get But It's
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Sinewy
(gcide) | Sinewy \Sin"ew*y\, a.
1. Pertaining to, consisting of, or resembling, a sinew or
sinews.
[1913 Webster]
The sinewy thread my brain lets fall. --Donne.
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2. Well braced with, or as if with, sinews; nervous;
vigorous; strong; firm; tough; as, the sinewy Ajax.
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A man whose words . . . were so close and sinewy.
--Hare.
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Unsinewy
(gcide) | Unsinewy \Unsinewy\
See sinewy. |
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