"sinewy" in the adjective sense
1. fibrous, sinewy, stringy, unchewable
of meat) full of sinews especially impossible to chew
2. tendinous, sinewy
consisting of tendons or resembling a tendon
3. brawny, hefty, muscular, powerful, sinewy
of a person) possessing physical strength and weight rugged and powerful
"a hefty athlete"
"a muscular boxer"
"powerful arms"
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