Tendinous

//ˈtɛn.dɪn.əs// adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of, pertaining to, or resembling a tendon or sinew. not-comparable
Adjective
  1. 1
    consisting of tendons or resembling a tendon wordnet

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sinewy

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin tendinōsus, from tendō (“sinew, tendon”) + -ōsus (“-ous”).

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