Wiry
/ˈwaɪ(ə)ɹi/ adj
adj ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Resembling wire.
"My hair was very wiry in my teens."
- 2 Thin, muscular and flexible.
"Don't fight him. He may be small, but he's wiry."
Adjective
- 1 of hair that resembles wire in stiffness wordnet
- 2 lean and sinewy wordnet
- 3 of or relating to wire wordnet
Example
More examples"Being a wiry person, he is thin but still looks strong."
Etymology
From wire + -y.