brawny

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\ ˈbrȯ-nē

brawnier; brawniest

Definition of brawny

1 : muscular also : strong, powerful

2 : being swollen and hard a brawny infected foot

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the store manager always asked the brawniest person there to do the heavy lifting brawny arms that weren't developed in the gym but by years of work in the construction business

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