Definition of SINEWY

sinewy

Adjective Satellite

  • (of meat) full of sinews; especially impossible to chew
  • (of a person) possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful

Adjective

  • Lean and muscular; strong and resilient.
  • consisting of tendons or resembling a tendon

Adj

  • Tough; having strong sinews.
  • Having or showing nervous strength.
  • Possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful.

Examples

  • His sinewy strategy allowed him to adapt to any tile rack.

Origin / Etymology

Inherited from Middle English synwy, synewy, synowy (“tendonous”); equivalent to sinew + -y.

Scrabble Score: 12

sinewy: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
sinewy: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
sinewy: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 12

sinewy: valid Words With Friends Word