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sin⋅ew⋅y

  [sin-yoo-ee]
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–adjective
1. having strong sinews: a sinewy back.
2. of or like sinews; tough, firm, braided, or resilient: a sinewy rope.
3. having conspicuous sinews; stringy: tough, sinewy meat.
4. vigorous or forceful, as language, style, etc.: a sinewy argument.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME; see sinew, -y 1

Related forms:
sin⋅ew⋅i⋅ness, noun
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sin·ew·y   (sĭn'yōō-ē)   
adj.  
    1. Consisting of or resembling sinews.
    2. Having many sinews; stringy and tough: a sinewy cut of beef.
  2. Lean and muscular. See Synonyms at muscular.
  3. Strong and vigorous: sinewy prose.
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Sinewy

Sin"ew*y\, a. 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 Ajax.

A man whose words . . . were so close and sinewy. --Hare.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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