Hypertext Webster Gateway: "wiry"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Wiry \Wir"y\, a. [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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
wiry
adj : lean and sinewy [syn: {stringy}]
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