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Sinewous

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sinewy(of a person or animal) Possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful.
sinewedHaving sinews, or sinews of a particular type.
nervousEasily agitated or alarmed; edgy, on edge.
insinewed(transitive, obsolete) To strengthen with, or as if with, sinews; to innerve; to invigorate.
sinew-shrunk(archaic, of a horse) Having shrunk sinews under the belly, caused by overfatigue.
wieryObsolete form of wiry. [Resembling wire.]
stringynoun(of food) Tough to the bite, as containing too much sinew or string tissue.
serrous(rare) Like the teeth of a saw; jagged.
snakyResembling or relating to snakes; snakelike.
sinussyAlternative form of sinusy. [Resembling or characteristic of the sinuses.]
wiresomeCharacterised or marked by wire or wires; wiry.
tentiginous(obsolete) stiff; stretched; strained
writhled(obsolete) wrinkled
sinnynoun(informal, humorous, rare) Characterised by or characteristic of sin; sinful; guilty of sin; wicked.
anguinous(archaic) of, pertaining to, or like a snake.
carneousConsisting of, or like, flesh; fleshy.
subsinuousAlmost sinuous.
brawned(obsolete) brawny; strong; muscular
sinfullArchaic form of sinful. [Having sinned; guilty of sin.]
servious(obsolete) servile; obsequious

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