WIRY

a.

2 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
a.

Made of wire; like wire; drawn out like wire.

2.
a.

Capable of endurance; tough; sinewy; as, a wiry frame or constitution. "A little wiry sergeant of meek demeanor and strong sense." Dickens. He bore his age well, and seemed to retain a wiry vigor and alertness. Hawthorne.


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