wiry

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adjective lean and sinewy
  2. adjective of or relating to wire
  3. adjective of hair that resembles wire in stiffness

Etymology

From wire + -y.

In classic literature

Synonyms

stringy

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