Adjective
- 1. fibrous, sinewy, stringy, unchewable, tough (vs. tender)
- usage: (of meat) full of sinews; especially impossible to chew
- 2. tendinous, sinewy
- usage: consisting of tendons or resembling a tendon
- 3. brawny, hefty, muscular, powerful, sinewy, strong (vs. weak)
- usage: (of a person) possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful; "a hefty athlete"; "a muscular boxer"; "powerful arms"
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