Beside him lay a little child, with her round white arms encircling his brown sinewy neck; and her golden-haired head resting upon the breast of his velveteen tunic.
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Sinewy
/ˈsɪnjuːi/
Synonyms for "sinewy" (85 found)
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Closest matches (17)
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Related words (42)
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6 entriesCollocations
6 entriessinewy buildsinewy fiberssinewy forearmssinewy limbssinewy musclessinewy physique
Inflections
2 entriesmore sinewymost sinewy
Derivations
1 entriessimilar
3 entriesTranslations
7 translations across 6 languages.
Bulgarian
2 entries- жилав adj (possessing physical strength)
- мускулест adj (possessing physical strength)
Czech
1 entries- svalnatý adj (possessing physical strength)
Dutch
1 entries- krachtig adj (possessing physical strength)
Finnish
1 entries- jäntevä adj (possessing physical strength)
German
1 entries- stark adj (possessing physical strength)
Spanish
1 entries- fibroso adj (possessing physical strength)
Sample sentences
7 total sentences available.
Then again / a third tall shaft I grasp, with sinewy strain / and firm knees pressed against the sandy ground; / when O! shall tongue make utterance or refrain? / forth from below a dismal, groaning sound / heaves, and a piteous voice is wafted from the mound:
Source: tatoeba (6932251)
Again I gripped him by the sleeve, and felt the thin, sinewy arm beneath it. “Well, you're not a spirit, anyhow,” said I.
Source: tatoeba (7432141)
I haue beene wooed, as I intreat thee now, Euen by the ſterne, and direfull God of warre, VVhoſe ſinowie necke in battel nere did bow, VVho conquers where he comes in euery iarre; […]
Source: wiktionary
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