US /ˈwaɪ(ə)ɹi/
adj Freq #45750

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    of hair that resembles wire in stiffness

    Wiry red hair.

  2. 2
    adj

    Resembling wire.

    My hair was very wiry in my teens.

  3. 3
    adj

    Thin, muscular and flexible.

    Don't fight him. He may be small, but he's wiry.

  4. 4
    adj

    lean and sinewy

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Synonyms
4 adj · lean and sinewy stringy

Etymology

From wire + -y.

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