wiry

adj., -i·er, -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.

wirily wir'i·ly adv.
wiriness wir'i·ness n.

adj

Definition: thin and strong
Antonyms: small, tiny

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IN BRIEF: Lean and sinewy.

Racehorses are often wiry which can add to their speed on the course.

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - senet, sej, ståltråds-, som ståltråd

Nederlands (Dutch)
pezig, draadachtig

Français (French)
adj. - maigre, raide (des cheveux), au poil raide (un chien)

Deutsch (German)
adj. - drahtig, ausdauernd, Draht-

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - (μτφ.) λεπτός και νευρώδης, δυνατός, άκαμπτος, άγριος, σκληρός, σαν σύρμα

Italiano (Italian)
muscoloso

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - de arame, resistente

Русский (Russian)
тонкий, гибкий и крепкий (как проволока), жесткий (о волосах), металлический (о голосе)

Español (Spanish)
adj. - tieso, enjuto y fuerte, metálico

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - trådig, trådliknande, senig, seg

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
金属线制的, 瘦长结实的, 铁丝似的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 金屬線製的, 瘦長結實的, 鐵絲似的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 철사로 만든, 빳빳한, 강단 있는

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 針金状の, 針金製の, 筋ばった

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) سلكي, سلكاني, مسحوب كالسلك, وتري, ناشئ عن تذبذب الأسلاك‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮רזה, שרירי, מגוייד, חזק, גס, מקורזל, גמיש‬

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