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sinewy

si·newy

UK/ˈsɪnjuːi/ US/ˈsɪnjui/ uncommon

adjective

1.

(of meat) full of sinews; especially impossible to chew

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2.

consisting of tendons or resembling a tendon

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3.

(of a person) possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful

  • “a hefty athlete”
  • “a muscular boxer”
  • “powerful arms”
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Origin

Inherited from Middle English synwy, synewy, synowy (“tendonous”); equivalent to sinew + -y.

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