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Webster 1913 Edition


Wiry

Wir′y

,
Adj.
[Written also
wiery
.]
1.
Made of wire; like wire; drawn out like wire.
2.
Capable of endurance; tough; sinewy;
as, a
wiry
frame or constitution
.
“A little wiry sergeant of meek demeanor and strong sense.”
Dickens.
He bore his age well, and seemed to retain a
wiry
vigor and alertness.
Hawthorne.

Webster 1828 Edition


Wiry

WIRY

,
Adj.
Made of wire; like wire.

Definition 2024


wiry

wiry

English

Adjective

wiry (comparative wirier, superlative wiriest)

  1. Thin, muscular and flexible.
    Don't fight him. He may be small, but he's wiry.
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