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 Wordsinewy: 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