Thesaurus: wiry

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1. a. Made of wire; like wire; drawn out like wire.
2. a. Capable of endurance; tough; sinewy; as, a wiry frame or constitution.
3. adj. lean and sinewy
4. adj. of or relating to wire
5. adj. of hair that resembles wire in stiffness
6. 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.
7. j:100 a. of or relating to wire s. of hair that resembles wire in stiffness