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(Of meat) full of sinews; especially impossible to chew.
fibrous
sinewy
stringy
tough
fibrous
sinewy
stringy
1
The
fibrous
material found in rolled oats consists almost entirely of cellulose.
2
A case of primary malignant
fibrous
histiocytoma of the lung is reported.
3
Two cases of solitary
fibrous
tumor of the spinal cord are described.
4
Accurate determination of a threshold greyscale level representing
fibrous
tissue is critical.
5
This is a mass of
fibrous
tissue originating from a subcutaneous source.
1
A
sinewy
form in the shadows of the pines appeared and disappeared.
2
He had noticed more than once the
sinewy
fingers of the Chinaman.
3
I was tough and
sinewy
,
and knew not the meaning of luxury.
4
Or at the monster: a tall,
sinewy
thing, but definitely not human.
5
His muscles, in spite of his fifty-four years, were strong and
sinewy
.
1
The
stringy
,
yet short, dark-skinned Mawikizi returned the salute with a smile.
2
Teddy stirred his food, some kind of shepherd's pie, the meat
stringy
.
3
The proprietor was sixty years old, perhaps; gray, stooped,
stringy
of neck.
4
The patio was but a little square of dust and
stringy
grass.
5
The owner of the restaurant was a queer little, grey-faced,
stringy
fellow.
1
There was still some
unchewable
matter in her mouth, and the parched syllables came with difficulty.
unchewable matter