sinewy

sinewy is a 6-letter English word with 5 senses as adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Pertaining to, consisting of, or resembling, a sinew or sinews. Face value is 12 in Scrabble and 12 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

6 letters · Scrabble 12 · Words With Friends 12 · 5 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. Pertaining to, consisting of, or resembling, a sinew or sinews.
2. adjective. Well braced with, or as if with, sinews; nervous; vigorous; strong; firm; tough; as, the sinewy Ajax.
3. adjective. (of a person) possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful

   "a hefty athlete"

   "a muscular boxer"

   Synonyms: brawny, hefty, muscular, powerful

4. adjective. (of meat) full of sinews; especially impossible to chew

   Synonyms: fibrous, stringy, unchewable

5. adjective. consisting of tendons or resembling a tendon

   Synonyms: tendinous

Synonyms

brawny, hefty, muscular, powerful, fibrous, stringy, unchewable, tendinous

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in sinewy:

swiney

Words from these letters

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