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brawny

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brawn·y  (brôn)
adj. brawn·i·er, brawn·i·est
1. Strong and muscular. See Synonyms at muscular.
2. Hardened; calloused.
brawni·ly adv.
brawni·ness n.
brawny [ˈbrɔːnɪ]
adj brawnier, brawniest
muscular and strong
brawnily  adv
brawniness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.brawny - (of a person) possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful; "a hefty athlete"; "a muscular boxer"; "powerful arms"
hefty, sinewy, muscular, powerful
strong - having strength or power greater than average or expected; "a strong radio signal"; "strong medicine"; "a strong man"
brawny
adjective muscular, strong, powerful, athletic, strapping, hardy, robust, vigorous, hefty (informal), sturdy, stalwart, bulky, burly, husky (informal), fleshy, beefy (informal), lusty, well-built, sinewy, thickset, well-knit, thewy Oscar turned out to be a brawny young man.
thin, weak, weakly, frail, skinny, undeveloped, weedy (informal), scrawny, wimpish or wimpy (informal)
Translations
brawny [ˈbrɔːnɪ] ADJ (brawnier (compar) (brawniest (superl))) → fornido, musculoso
brawny [ˈbrɔːni] adj → musclé(e), costaud(e)
brawny
adj (+er) → muskulös, kräftig
brawny [ˈbrɔːnɪ] adj → muscoloso/a
brawny [ˈbrɔːnɪ] adj → muscoloso/a


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They were nearly all whalemen; chief mates, and second mates, and third mates, and sea carpenters, and sea coopers, and sea blacksmiths, and harpooneers, and ship keepers; a brown and brawny company, with bosky beards; an unshorn, shaggy set, all wearing monkey jackets for morning gowns.
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