wiry

wir·y  (wr)

adj. wir·i·er, wir·i·est

1. Of or relating to wire.

2. Resembling wire in form or quality, especially in stiffness: wiry red hair.

3. Sinewy and lean: He had a wiry build.

4. Produced by or as if by wire being vibrated. Used of sounds: a wiry tone.

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wiri·ly adv.

wiri·ness n.

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wiry

Adjective

[wirier, wiriest]

1. (of a person) slim but strong

2. coarse and stiff: wiry grass

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	wiry - lean and sinewy stringy lean, thin - lacking excess flesh; "you can't be too rich or too thin"; "Yon Cassius has a lean and hungry look"-Shakespeare
	2.	wiry - of or relating to wire
	3.	wiry - of hair that resembles wire in stiffness; "wiry red hair" haired, hairy, hirsute - having or covered with hair; "Jacob was a hairy man"; "a hairy caterpillar"

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wiry

adjective 1. lean, strong, tough, thin, spare, skinny, stringy, sinewy << OPPOSITE flabby

adjective 2. stiff, rough, coarse, curly, kinky, bristly

Translations

wiry [ˈwaɪərɪ] adj → enjuto y fuerte

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wiry [ˈwaɪərɪ] adj → noueux/euse, nerveux/euse

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wiry [ˈwaɪərɪ] wire adj [person] → drahtig; [hair] → borstig

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wiry [ˈwaɪərɪ] adj → magro/a e nerboruto/a

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wiry

adj wiry [ˈwaiəri]

(of a person, his body etc) slim but strong. taai نَحيل، شَبيه بالسِّلْك жилав šlachovitý sej; senet drahtig δυνατός, νευρώδης (για σώμα) enjuto y fuerte sitke سيمى سفت jäntevä sec et nerveux רָזֶה וּשרִירִי तार जैसा vitak, snažan szívós és izmos (de sovány) kurus tapi kuat grannholda og sterklegur nerboruto 筋張った 마르고 강인한 prakaulus stiegrains kurus dan berotot kuat pezig senet, seig żylasty rijo musculos жилистый šľachovitý, svalnatý žilav žilav senig, muskulös ผอมบางแต่แข็งแรง sırım gibi 清臒的，瘦長結實的 жилавий; витривалий چست اور مستعد rắn chắc 清癯的，瘦长结实的