Being a wiry person, he is thin but still looks strong.
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Wiry
//ˈwaɪ(ə)ɹi//
Synonyms for "wiry" (70 found)
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Translations
11 translations across 9 languages.
Bulgarian
1 entries- жилав adj (thin, muscular and flexible)
Dutch
1 entries- pezig adj (thin, muscular and flexible)
Finnish
1 entries- jäntevä adj (thin, muscular and flexible)
German
1 entries- drahtig adj (thin, muscular and flexible)
Italian
1 entries- fibroso adj (thin, muscular and flexible)
Māori
2 entries- pakaua adj (thin, muscular and flexible)
- tuakaka adj (thin, muscular and flexible)
Russian
2 entries- жи́листый adj (thin, muscular and flexible)
- поджа́рый adj (thin, muscular and flexible)
Spanish
1 entries- fibroso adj (thin, muscular and flexible)
Swedish
1 entries- senig adj (thin, muscular and flexible)
Sample sentences
10 total sentences available.
Tom has a wiry, athletic physique.
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Holmes had sent on a wire, so that Lestrade, as wiry, as dapper, and as ferret-like as ever, was waiting for us at the station.
Source: tatoeba (6957897)
His face had just a hint of a wiry beard.
Source: tatoeba (10620437)
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