1
[ adjective ] (of meat) full of sinews; especially impossible to chew

Synonyms

stringy unchewable fibrous

Used in print

(Irving Stone, The Agony and the Ecstasy....)

Not bulky laborers , but sinewy men .

(Octavia Waldo, A Cup of the Sun....)

All the while she sat there , her sinewy arms swirled before her chest .

Related terms

tough

2
[ adjective ] (of a person) possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful

Synonyms

hefty powerful muscular brawny

Examples

"a hefty athlete" "a muscular boxer" "powerful arms"

Related terms

strong

3
[ adjective ] consisting of tendons or resembling a tendon

Synonyms

tendinous

Related terms

tendon tendon

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Rhymes with

interviewee interviewee evacuee

Phonetic and Homophones

S IH1 N Y UW0 IY0

Similar Spelling

sinew sine sin sion Sinn Sime Sian Siwan sienna

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