Definition of WIRY

wiry

Adjective Satellite

  • lean and sinewy
  • of hair that resembles wire in stiffness
    • "wiry red hair"

Adjective

  • Resembling wire; thin but strong and flexible.
  • of or relating to wire

Adj

  • Resembling wire.
  • Thin, muscular and flexible.

Examples

  • Don't fight him. He may be small, but he's wiry.
  • Her strategy was WIRY, full of thin but strong connections that maximized her score.
  • My hair was very wiry in my teens.

Origin / Etymology

From wire + -y.

Synonyms

stringy

Scrabble Score: 10

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

Words With Friends Score: 9

wiry: valid Words With Friends Word