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Definitions for Wiry

[1] made of wire.
[2] in the form of wire.
[3] resembling wire, as in form, stiffness, etc.: wiry grass.
[4] lean and sinew: a wiry little person.
[5] produced by or resembling the sound of a vibrating wire: wiry tones.
[6] (of people or animals) slender but strong in constitution
[7] made of or resembling wire, esp in stiffness wiry hair
[8] (of a sound) produced by or as if by a vibrating wire

Words related to Wiry

sinewy, supple, limber, athletic, agile, muscular, strapping, bristly, fibrous, lean, light, stiff, stringy, tough, ropy

Words nearby Wiry

wirra, wirrah, wirral, wirsung's canal, wirtz, wiry, wiry pulse, wis, wis., wisbech, wisby

Origin of Wiry

First recorded in 1580–90; wire + -y1

Other words from Wiry

wir·i·ly , adverb
wir·i·ness , noun

Synonyms for Wiry

agile, athletic, limber, muscular, sinewy, strapping, supple, bristly, fibrous, lean, light, ropy, stiff, stringy, tough