'Wiry' definitions:

Definition of 'wiry'

(from WordNet)
adjective
Lean and sinewy [syn: stringy, wiry]
adjective
Of or relating to wire
adjective
Of hair that resembles wire in stiffness; "wiry red hair"

Definition of 'Wiry'

From: GCIDE
  • Wiry \Wir"y\, a. [Written also wiery.] [1913 Webster]
  • 1. Made of wire; like wire; drawn out like wire. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Capable of endurance; tough; sinewy; as, a wiry frame or constitution. "A little wiry sergeant of meek demeanor and strong sense." --Dickens. [1913 Webster]
  • He bore his age well, and seemed to retain a wiry vigor and alertness. --Hawthorne. [1913 Webster]

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