sinewy Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite (of meat) full of sinews; especially impossible to chew
    fibrous; unchewable; stringy.
  2. adjective consisting of tendons or resembling a tendon
    tendinous.
  3. adjective satellite (of a person) possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful
    hefty; powerful; brawny; muscular.
    • a hefty athlete
    • a muscular boxer
    • powerful arms

WordNet

Sin"ew*y adjective
Definitions
  1. Pertaining to, consisting of, or resembling, a sinew or sinews.
    The sinewy thread my brain lets fall. Donne.
  2. Well braced with, or as if with, sinews; nervous; vigorous; strong; firm; tough; as, the sinewy Ajax.
    A man whose words . . . were so close and sinewy. Hare.

Webster 1913