"brawny" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈbɹɔːni/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-brawny.wav [Southern-England] Forms: brawnier [comparative], brawniest [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English brawny; equivalent to brawn + -y. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|brawny}} Middle English brawny, {{suffix|en|brawn|y}} brawn + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} brawny (comparative brawnier, superlative brawniest)
  1. Characterized by brawn; muscular, thewy; strong. Translations (characterized by brawn): силен (silen) (Bulgarian), мускулест (muskulest) (Bulgarian), kraftig (Danish), muskuløs (Danish), gespierd (Dutch), lihaksikas (Finnish), balèze (French), balaise (French), muskulös (German), muskelbepackt (German), matánach (Irish), muscoloso (Italian), torōsus (Latin), brawny (Middle English), musculoso (Portuguese), мускули́стый (muskulístyj) (Russian), tomadach (Scottish Gaelic), làidir (Scottish Gaelic), muskulös (Swedish), atletisk (Swedish), biffig (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-brawny-en-adj-qqiCbtC5 Disambiguation of 'characterized by brawn': 92 8
  2. Calloused; hardened.
    Sense id: en-brawny-en-adj-KOaI0Y2k Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup, Middle English terms suffixed with -y Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 72 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 28 72 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 21 77 1 0 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 21 78 0 0 Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -y: 20 80 0 0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: brawnily, brawniness

Adjective [Middle English]

IPA: /ˈbrau̯niː/
Etymology: From brawne + -y. Etymology templates: {{af|enm|brawne|-y}} brawne + -y Head templates: {{head|enm|adjective||{{{1}}}||{{{2}}}||{{{3}}}|head=}} brawny, {{enm-adj}} brawny
  1. muscular, muscly
    Sense id: en-brawny-enm-adj-xmhvQ6D1
  2. (rare) fleshy (of fruit) Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-brawny-enm-adj-EKdWARpU
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (topical): Anatomy
Disambiguation of Anatomy: 0 0

Inflected forms

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