wiry

1. Resembling wire.
2. Thin, muscular and flexible.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈwaɪ(ə)ɹi/

Etymology

From wire + -y.

Synonyms

sinewy

stringy

tough

lean

hard

well-built

hardy

harsh

homespun

leading

nervous

nubby

pithy

rigid

ropy

rough

starchy

stiff

stilted

strict

sturdy

tendinous

tweedy

unbending

unyielding

nubbly

setose

threadlike

stiff-backed

unmalleable

cake up

wirelike

slubbed

and sinewy

thin and metallic

tough and flexible

bad

👎

of wire

bristly

buckram

executive

gawky

governing

gruff

Translations

drahtig

nervudo

mince et dur

συρμάτινος

sehnig

fibroso

nerboruto

żylasty

sırım gibi

rígido

filoso

rude

nerveux

ισχνός και δυνατός

mince