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sinewy Definition

sin·ewy (sinyo̵̅o̅ ē)

adjective

  1. of or like sinew; tough; strong
  2. having many or large sinews, as a cut of meat
  3. having good muscular development sinewy shoulders
  4. vigorous; powerful; robust a sinewy style of writing

sinewy Synonyms

sinewy

modif.

  1. Strong

    powerful, forceful, acute; see strong 2.

  2. Stringy

    elastic, threadlike, ropy; see flexible 1.

sinewy Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • arm: RESEARCH I just wondered Please, Joanne, don't hurt me Negative Effects Of Gambling more, I begged... one sinewy arm.
  • line: No blockbuster themes for Charles, but instead sinewy synth lines and weird melodies, amid a growing intensity throughout the album.
  • frame: The leaf-like female figure has the air of a survivor; her sinewy frame suggests the capacity for endurance.
  • limb: He was an old man with spare, sinewy limbs and long strands of unwashed, unkempt hair.
  • physique: He also had to get into incredible physical shape to obtain the comics character's sinewy physique which meant weeks of working out!
  • muscle: He was a mass of bones, kept together by sinewy muscles and dry, pale skin.
sinewy Quotes

England isnot ruined becausesinewy brownmenfroma distant colony sometimes hit a ball further and oftener than our men do.

—Priestley,J(ohn) B(oynton)

Browse dictionary entries near sinewy

  1. sinew
  2. sinecure
  3. sine wave
  4. sine qua non
  5. sine prole
  6. sine die
  7. sine curve
  8. sine
  9. Sindhi
  10. Sindbad
  1. sinfonia
  2. sinfonia concertante
  3. sinfonietta
  4. sinful
  5. sinfully
  6. sing
  7. sing out
  8. Sing Sing
  9. singalong
  10. Singapore