Wiry
adjective, wirier, wiriest.
1.
made of wire.
2.
in the form of wire.
3.
resembling wire, as in form, stiffness, etc.:
wiry grass.
4.
lean and sinew:
a wiry little person.
5.
produced by or resembling the sound of a vibrating wire:
wiry tones.
adjective wirier, wiriest
1.
(of people or animals) slender but strong in constitution
2.
made of or resembling wire, esp in stiffness: wiry hair
3.
(of a sound) produced by or as if by a vibrating wire
wiry wir·y (wīr’ē)
adj. wir·i·er, wir·i·est
Resembling wire in form or quality, especially in stiffness.
Sinewy and lean.
Filiform and hard. Used of a pulse.
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