Brawny

/bɹɔni/

Synonyms for "brawny" (94 found)

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Related word relations

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6 relation types

More general

2 entries
bodily traitphysical attribute

More specific

3 entries
bulky framemuscular armsthick thighs

Collocations

5 entries
bulky buildheavyset appearancemuscular buildpowerful physiquesturdy frame

Inflections

2 entries

Derivations

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similar

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Sample sentences

4 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

As Phil Pfister's 24-hour shift at Firestation 2 comes to a close, he switches his mind set from fire fighter, to strongman. Three years ago, the brawny, blue eyed, blond entered a strongman weight-lifting competition. He easily won and never looked back.

Source: tatoeba (12263274)

Rattler was a big, brawny fellow, and he stepped up in front of me, rolling up his sleeves.

Source: wiktionary

As he stood on one side, for a minute or so, unbuttoning his waist-coat and breeches, her fat, brawny thighs hung down

Source: wiktionary

Once the pressure of the comparatively low-drivered J's was raised to 300 pounds, they ranked as the brawniest of 4-8-4's with a tractive force of 80,000 pounds.

Source: wiktionary

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