"wiry" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈwaɪ(ə)ɹi/ Audio: en-us-wiry.ogg Forms: wirier [comparative], wiriest [superlative]
Rhymes: -aɪəɹi Etymology: From wire + -y. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|wire|y}} wire + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} wiry (comparative wirier, superlative wiriest)
  1. Thin, muscular and flexible. Translations (thin, muscular and flexible): жилав (žilav) (Bulgarian), pezig (Dutch), jäntevä (Finnish), drahtig (German), fibroso (Italian), pakaua (Maori), tuakaka (Maori), поджа́рый (podžáryj) (Russian), fibroso (Spanish), senig (Swedish)

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Alternative forms

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