Sinewy: alternatives and connections

Having active physical power, or great physical power to act; having a power of exerting great bodily force; vigorous.

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Having active physical power, or great physical power to act; having a power of exerting great bodily force; vigorous.

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Having the quality of flexibility without brittleness; yielding to force without breaking; capable of resisting great strain; as, the ligaments of an…

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Having the quality of flexibility without brittleness; yielding to force without breaking; capable of resisting great strain; as, the ligaments of an…

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A tendon or tendonous tissue. See Tendon.

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A tendon or tendonous tissue. See Tendon.

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A tendon or tendonous tissue. See Tendon.

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Having large, strong muscles; muscular; fleshy; strong.

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Containing, or consisting of, fibers; as, the fibrous coat of the cocoanut; the fibrous roots of grasses.

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Moderately heavy.

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Of or pertaining to a muscle, or to a system of muscles; consisting of, or constituting, a muscle or muscles; as, muscular fiber.

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Full of power; capable of producing great effects of any kind; potent; mighty; efficacious; intense; as, a powerful man or beast; a powerful engine;…

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Consisting of strings, or small threads; fibrous; filamentous; as, a stringy root.

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Pertaining to a tendon; of the nature of tendon.

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