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sinewy

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6 lettersPronunciation /ˈsɪnjuːi/Part of speech adjectiveSorted einswyStarts with SEnds with Y0 clues
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Definitions

  1. (of a person) possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful

Word origin

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

Used in a sentence

  • I haue beene wooed, as I intreat thee now, Euen by the ſterne, and direfull God of warre, VVhoſe ſinowie necke in battel nere did bow, VVho conquers where he comes in euery iarre; […]
  • His right hand (which seemed to me somewhat hairy and sinewy, a sign of great strength in its owner) lay on the side of his heart; […]
  • Worthy fellows, and like to prove most sinewy swordmen

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