wiry

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wiry

  • /ˈwaɪ(ə)ɹi/

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adjective wirier · wiriest

  1. Resembling wire. My hair was very wiry in my teens.
  2. Thin, muscular and flexible. Don't fight him. He may be small, but he's wiry.

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adj thin, muscular and flexible

Españolfibroso
Deutschdrahtig
Italianofibroso
Русскийжи́листый žílistyj, поджа́рый podžáryj

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@misc{wiry_2026,
  title = {wiry},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/wiry},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}