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Definition of wiry
wirier
play \ˈwī-rē-ər\;wiriest
1a archaic : made of wireb : resembling wire especially in form and flexibility the wiry coat of the Irish terrier wiry stemsc of sound : produced by or suggestive of the vibration of wire the violinist … often let his tone go nasal and wiry — D. J. Henahan
2 : being lean, supple, and vigorous : sinewy the wiry figure of a long-distance runner — Phoenix Flame
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Examples of wiry in a Sentence
a man with long, wiry arms
She was lean and wiry from years of working out.
He has dark, wiry hair.
Recent Examples of wiry from the Web
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Under the overall command of Isnilon Hapilon, the wiry leader of the Filipino jihadi Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG), militants have held Marawi -- a city of 200,000 -- for over a month, defiantly facing down government troops and daily airstrikes.
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Hapilon, a wiry extremist in his early 50s, was named emir of Southeast Asia by ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in 2016 and has since set about uniting the region's extremists.
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Altman, in gray T-shirt and jeans, is all wiry, pale intensity.
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Although Harris has always looked wiry, circumstances have given him a more gaunt appearance.
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Henk Ovink, hawkish, wiry, head shaved, watched from a VIP deck, with one eye on the boats and the other, as usual, on his phone.
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Graced with a small, wiry build that helps him scamper up rocks and dart along narrow mountain paths, Jornet said his main advantage is the ability to recover quickly by checking his pace.
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Justin Jackson, a 6-8, 201-pound wiry wing on North Carolina’s national championship team, worked out for the Heat last week and is one of a handful of lottery-level talent players who could be available when Miami makes its selection.
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The game could feel like rugby on a basketball court, bigger players putting bruises on Ferguson’s wiry 6-foot-7, 190-pound frame.
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First Known Use of wiry
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WIRY Defined for English Language Learners
wiry
playDefinition of wiry for English Language Learners
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: very thin but strong and muscular
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: stiff like wire
WIRY Defined for Kids
wiry
playDefinition of wiry for Students
wirier
;wiriest
1 : being slender yet strong and muscular
2 : coarse and stiff wiry hair
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