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