sinewy

sin·ew·y  (sny-)

adj.

1.

a. Consisting of or resembling sinews.

b. Having many sinews; stringy and tough: a sinewy cut of beef.

2. Lean and muscular. See Synonyms at muscular.

3. Strong and vigorous: sinewy prose.

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sinewy [ˈsɪnjʊɪ]

adj

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) consisting of or resembling a tendon or tendons

2. muscular; brawny

3. (esp of language, style, etc.) vigorous; forceful

4. (of meat, etc.) tough; stringy

sinewiness  n

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	sinewy - (of meat) full of sinews; especially impossible to chew unchewable, fibrous, stringy tough - resistant to cutting or chewing
	2.	sinewy - consisting of tendons or resembling a tendon tendinous
	3.	sinewy - (of a person) possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful; "a hefty athlete"; "a muscular boxer"; "powerful arms" brawny, hefty, muscular, powerful strong - having strength or power greater than average or expected; "a strong radio signal"; "strong medicine"; "a strong man"

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sinewy

adjective muscular, strong, powerful, athletic, robust, wiry, brawny a short, sinewy young man

Translations

sinewy [ˈsɪnjuːɪ] ADJ

1. (= muscular) [person] → musculoso, fibroso; [body, arms, muscles] → nervudo, fibroso

2. (Culin) [of meat] → fibroso, con mucho nervio

3. (= vigorous) [music, performance, writing, style] → brioso, vigoroso

sinewy [ˈsɪnjuːi] adj → sec*(sèche)
a short, sinewy young man → un jeune homme sec et de petite taille

sinewy

adj → sehnig; (fig) plant, tree → knorrig; prose style → kraftvoll, kernig

sinewy [ˈsɪnjʊɪ] adj (person) → muscoloso/a; (meat) → pieno/a di nervi

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sinewy [ˈsɪnjʊɪ] adj (person) → muscoloso/a; (meat) → pieno/a di nervi