wiry

Speech parts

1. wiry - Adjective

2. wiry - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

Made of wire; like wire; drawn out like wire.

Capable of endurance; tough; sinewy; as, a wiry frame or constitution.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

stringy boney strong curly gaunt brawny twiggy thin rough robust spare tough athletic stiff vigorous
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Antonyms

small full heavy brawny chubby buxom
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Phrases with the word

wiry twining vine

Derivatives

wirier wiriest

Examples

My family called me a wiggle tail because I was a little skinny, wiry kid full of energy. Diana Ross

I'm like this wiry freak they pulled out of a bar two months ago and said, 'Let's throw it on the wall and see if it sticks.' Paget Brewster

Historically, Hollywood comedy has arrived in skinny envelopes. From fence post Buster Keaton to herky-jerky Jerry Lewis to wiry nerve-bundle Woody Allen to hung-loose Richard Pryor to whippy contortionist Jim Carrey, its comics and clowns have tended to be sliced thin and bendable. James Wolcott

The eyes were too intense, tortured almost. He was tall, but the body was wiry rather than powerful. Nature had gifted him with a cat's grace and lethal swiftness, rather than the raw power of a bull. Alice Borchardt

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A famous advertisement allegedly read: Wanted: Young, skinny, wiry fellows not over eighteen. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Wirtgen's bedstraw Wirth Wirtz wiry twining vine wiry-coated wiry-stemmed