- Consisting of or resembling sinews.
- Having many sinews; stringy and tough: a sinewy cut of beef.
- Lean and muscular. See synonyms at muscular.
- Strong and vigorous: sinewy prose.
sinewy
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sin·ew·y (sĭn'yū-ē)  |
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The adjective has 3 meanings:
Meaning #1:
(of meat) full of sinews; especially impossible to chew
Synonyms: fibrous, stringy, unchewable
Meaning #2:
consisting of tendons or resembling a tendon
Synonym: tendinous
Pertains to noun: sinew (meaning #1)
Meaning #3:
(of a person) possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful
Synonyms: brawny, hefty, muscular, powerful
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