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wir⋅y

  [wahyuhr-ee]
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–adjective, wir⋅i⋅er, wir⋅i⋅est.
1. made of wire.
2. in the form of wire.
3. resembling wire, as in form, stiffness, etc.: wiry grass.
4. lean and sinew: a wiry little person.
5. produced by or resembling the sound of a vibrating wire: wiry tones.
Origin:
1580–90; wire + -y 1

Related forms:
wir⋅i⋅ly, adverb
wir⋅i⋅ness, noun
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wir·y   (wīr'ē)   
adj.   wir·i·er, wir·i·est

  1. Of or relating to wire.

  2. Resembling wire in form or quality, especially in stiffness: wiry red hair.

  3. Sinewy and lean: He had a wiry build.

  4. Produced by or as if by wire being vibrated. Used of sounds: a wiry tone.

wir'i·ly adv., wir'i·ness n.
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Medical Dictionary

wiry wir·y (wīr'ē)
adj. wir·i·er, wir·i·est

  1. Resembling wire in form or quality, especially in stiffness.

  2. Sinewy and lean.

  3. Filiform and hard. Used of a pulse.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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