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wirily
adverb
uk /ˈwaɪ.rəl.i/ us /ˈwaɪr.əl.i/
in a way that is thin but strong, and often able to bend easily:
He was able to handle the heavy tools easily with his wirily strong arms and large hands.
He is slender and wirily built from years of working on a farm.
Our wirily resilient hero was chased through the woods by a pack of wolves.
A former gymnast, she is short and wirily energetic, with the kind of personality that can command a room.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Animal physiology: thin or slender (of people)
be as thin as a rakephrase
be skin and bone(s)idiom
ectomorph
ectomorphic
emaciated
emaciation
gauntly
hollow
lithe
raw-boned
scrawny
slender
slight
slimly
slimness
sparely
thinness
ultra-thin
wasted
wiry
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