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sin·ewy
/ˈsɪnjəwi ||ˈsɪnə-/
(
a
.)多腱的,強壯的,結實的
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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
.
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From:
WordNet (r) 2.0
sinewy
adj
1: (
of
meat
)
full
of
sinews
;
especially
impossible
to
chew
[
syn
:
fibrous
,
stringy
,
unchewable
]
2:
consisting
of
tendons
or
resembling
a
tendon
[
syn
:
tendinous
]
3: (
of
a
person
)
possessing
physical
strength
and
weight
;
rugged
and
powerful
; "
a
hefty
athlete
"; "
a
muscular
boxer
"; "
powerful
arms
" [
syn
:
brawny
,
hefty
,
muscular
,
powerful
]
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