Definition of brawny
- a brawny infected foot
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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1581
forceful, forcible, mighty, potent, powerful, puissant;
able-bodied, athletic, fit, trim;
beefy, burly, husky, strapping;
hard, inured, strengthened, sturdy, tough, toughened;
energetic, energized, invigorated, lusty, red-blooded, robust, vigorous, vitalized;
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