wiry
adjective
wirier
ˈwī-rē-ər 
; wiriest
; wiriest
1
a
archaic
: made of wire
b
: resembling wire especially in form and flexibility
the wiry coat of the Irish terrier
wiry stems
c
of sound
: produced by or suggestive of the vibration of wire
the violinist … often let his tone go nasal and wiry—
D. J. Henahan
D. J. Henahan2
: being lean, supple, and vigorous : sinewy
the wiry figure of a long-distance runner—Phoenix Flame
Phoenix FlameExamples 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.
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To clean the mesh grilles—the soft, wiry panels in the earbud—dip your toothbrush into a cup of micellar water, and while holding the earbud upright so the mesh is facing you, gently rub the bristles, in a circular motion, across each mesh panel for 15 seconds.
—Julia Ries, Outside Online, 14 Nov. 2024
Rogers, a slight man with wiry muscles built over decades of manual labor, moved into the apartment just before migrants from Venezuela began rolling into Denver.
—Anjeanette Damon, ProPublica, 4 Nov. 2024
At sixty-three, Levin still has a boyish demeanor, with wiry curls and a gap-toothed grin.
—Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2024
Lowe channels the ebullient, wiry sounds of Sun Records, Buddy Holly, Gene Vincent, Ricky Nelson, and the early British Invasion, and bends them to fit his own story.
—Jon Dolan, Rolling Stone, 13 Sep. 2024
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Julia Ries, Outside Online, 14 Nov. 2024
Rogers, a slight man with wiry muscles built over decades of manual labor, moved into the apartment just before migrants from Venezuela began rolling into Denver.
—Anjeanette Damon, ProPublica, 4 Nov. 2024
At sixty-three, Levin still has a boyish demeanor, with wiry curls and a gap-toothed grin.
—Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2024
Lowe channels the ebullient, wiry sounds of Sun Records, Buddy Holly, Gene Vincent, Ricky Nelson, and the early British Invasion, and bends them to fit his own story.
—Jon Dolan, Rolling Stone, 13 Sep. 2024
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“Wiry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wiry. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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