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Webster 1913 Edition
Sinewy
Sin′ew-y
,Adj.
1.
Pertaining to, consisting of, or resembling, a sinew or sinews.
The
sinewy
thread my brain lets fall. Donne.
2.
Well braced with, or as if with, sinews; nervous; vigorous; strong; firm; tough;
as, the
. sinewy
AjaxA man whose words . . . were so close and
sinewy
. Hare.
Webster 1828 Edition
Sinewy
SIN'EWY
,Adj.
1.
Consisting of a sinew or nerve. The sinewy thread my brain lets fall.2.
Nervous; strong well braced with sinews; vigorous; firm; as the sinewy Ajax. The northern people are large, fair complexioned, strong, sinewy and courageous.Definition 2025
sinewy
sinewy
English
Adjective
sinewy (comparative more sinewy, superlative most sinewy)
- Tough; having strong sinews.
- 1885, John Ormsby, Don Quixote, volume 2, translation of El ingenioso hidalgo Don Quijote de la Mancha by Miguel de Cervantes, chapter XXIII:
- His right hand (which seemed to me somewhat hairy and sinewy, a sign of great strength in its owner) lay on the side of his heart […] .
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- (figuratively) Having or showing nervous strength.
- (of a person) Possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful.
- 1965 (original), Frank Herbert, Dune, Ace Edition; June 1987, Pennsylvania, page 32:
- Hawat put a sinewy finger beside his eye.
- 1965 (original), Frank Herbert, Dune, Ace Edition; June 1987, Pennsylvania, page 32:
Translations
tough; having strong sinews
having nervous strength
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possessing physical strength
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