Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - wiry
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Wiry
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1. Someone who is wiry is rather thin but is also strong. His body is wiry and athletic. ADJ 2. Something such as hair or grass that is wiry is stiff and rough to touch. Her wiry hair was pushed up on top of her head in an untidy bun. = coarse ? soft ADJ ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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adjective (wirier; -est) Date: 1588 1. a. archaic made of wire b. resembling wire especially in form and flexibility the ~ coat of the Irish terrier ~ stems c. of sound produced by or suggestive of the vibration of wire the violinist…often let his tone go nasal and ~ — D. J. Henahan 2. being lean, supple, and vigorous ; sinewy the ~ figure of a long-distance runner — Phoenix Flame • wirily adverb • wiriness noun ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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adj. (wirier, wiriest) 1 tough and flexible as wire. 2 (of a person) thin and sinewy; untiring. 3 made of wire. Derivatives wirily adv. wiriness n. ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. тонкий, гибкий и крепкий (как проволока) 2. жилистый; выносливый; стойкий 3. жесткий (особ. о волосах) 4. металлический (о голосе) 5. редк. проволочный 6. мед. напряженный (о пульсе) ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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