Wiry

Word WIRY
Character 4
Hyphenation wir y
Pronunciations /ˈwaɪ(ə)ɹi/

Definitions and meanings of "Wiry"

What do we mean by wiry?

Of or relating to wire. adjective

Resembling wire in form or quality, especially in stiffness. adjective

Sinewy and lean. adjective

Produced by or as if by wire being vibrated. Used of sounds. adjective

Made of wire; in the form of wire.

Resembling wire; especially, tough and flexible; of persons, lean and sinewy.

Made of wire; like wire; drawn out like wire. adjective

Capable of endurance; tough; sinewy. adjective

Thin, muscular and flexible. adjective

Of hair that resembles wire in stiffness adjective

Lean and sinewy adjective

Of or relating to wire adjective

Thin, muscular and flexible.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Wiry

The word "wiry" in example sentences

The guy was medium height, not young, not old, too solid to be called wiry, too slight to be called heavy. ❋ Child, Lee (2006)

Her figure was one of the few that may correctly be termed wiry, but it was perfect. ❋ Tinsley, Henry C (1904)

While stars such as Barry Hall have been ever-present in the powerful Swans teams that have featured in finals in the past six seasons, it was significant that the coach once labelled the wiry Irishman as the club's "most important player". ❋ Unknown (2009)

When he had last seen the Archmage before that time before he had gone into training in the Way of the Sasenna -- the old man had had a kind of wiry strength for all his age. ❋ Hambly, Barbara (1986)

Jackie has a kind of wiry build to him so he's bringing a certain energy that I've always thought was appropriate for Freddy, just in his own physicality. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Anytime it snows, the mountain guys get kind of wiry and the energy picks up. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Using the spoken dialogue of the original stage production, it is shot entirely on Andalucian locations with a magnificent central trio: the alluring, powerfully confident Julia Migenes, a sort of dark-haired Gypsy Streisand, as Carmen; Plácido Domingo, a painfully vulnerable (if perhaps slightly too old) Don José; and Ruggero Raimondo (Losey's Don Giovanni) as a wiry, proud Escamillo, who has the pained eyes of a man long used to facing death in the afternoon. ❋ Unknown (2011)

At Christmas, I jumped back several feet upon sighting his latest purchase displayed on the kitchen counter: An entire leg of acorn-fed Iberian ham—complete with a black hoof and wiry hairs springing off the ankle. ❋ Katy McLaughlin (2012)

DePodesta, a wiry, bespectacled, 38-year-old Harvard graduate, is unlikely to challenge anyone to a fistfight. ❋ Brian Costa (2011)

Peter was wiry and slender and balding, with a neatly trimmed salt-and-pepper beard and bright blue eyes. ❋ Ann Landi (2011)

Manny, old wiry old punk turned entrepreneur, came in late and left early. ❋ Thomas Pluck (2011)

No one knows the pitch better than the catchers who have worked with him over his long career, but explaining it confounds even them—how one wiry reliever can dominate hitters for 15 years when they know exactly what is coming. ❋ Daniel Barbarisi (2011)

Today, a grinning biker by the name of Pat Day does, along with his constant companion, a wiry Jack Russell Terrier he calls“Panhead.” ❋ Matt Lubich (2011)

“Aaaand go!” shouted Fish, a wiry man in faded blue jeans and a loose-fitting, long-sleeved cotton shirt, a headset clamped over a baseball cap. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Few record-holders embody the spirit of perseverance that marks Vietnam as the wiry Mr. Thiem does. ❋ James Hookway (2011)

Lean, wiry, piercing eyes … and of course, a buzz cut. ❋ Unknown (2009)

My flaccid penis flapped to its own tune, and without the cushion of clothing, wiry black hairs grated my jaundice-coloured skin. ❋ Jasoni (2011)

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