1. wiry - Adjective
2. wiry - Adjective Satellite
Made of wire; like wire; drawn out like wire.
Capable of endurance; tough; sinewy; as, a wiry frame or constitution.
Source: Webster's dictionaryMy 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