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Significados de wiry em inglês

Lean and sinewy.

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Examples for "stringy"
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The stringy, yet short, dark-skinned Mawikizi returned the salute with a smile.
The Cole Protocol
2
Teddy stirred his food, some kind of shepherd's pie, the meat stringy.
Shutter Island
3
The proprietor was sixty years old, perhaps; gray, stooped, stringy of neck.
The Real Adventure
4
The patio was but a little square of dust and stringy grass.
The Second Latchkey
5
The owner of the restaurant was a queer little, grey-faced, stringy fellow.
Tramping on Life / An Autobiographical Narrative

Wiry.

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Uso de wiry em inglês
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Photos of the new recruits often show wiry young men on horseback.
Reuters
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The wiry sniper rose and left the group without saying a word.
Transfer of power
3
The wind thrashed the wiry tufts of sea grass on the island.
The Fireman
4
The one wiry arm of the moonstone-seller went down to the rescue.
The Keeper of the Door
5
The wiry manservant led her through another complicated series of interconnected passageways.
Too wicked to kiss
6
There was his hair; a coarse, wiry mop of a queer grayish-brown.
The Uttermost Farthing: A Savant's Vendetta
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His posture wasn't rigid discipline, but a cover for wiry, contained energy.
Burning up
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The lithe, wiry figure of the young Provençal sprang out upon him.
Swirling Waters
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The wiry private spun away from the door and came to attention.
Beginnings
10
Rufus lifted one wiry yellow forefinger, in a state of perpendicular protest.
The Fallen Leaves
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Ned worked his wiry little foe to the fence and pummeled him.
The Vision Splendid
12
It was drawn by four horses of the country, small but wiry.
Recollections of Forty Years in the House, Senate and Cabinet / ...
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His wiry, bony hands ignore a nailbrush and the luxury of lemon.
A Daughter of Eve
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The wiry La Beouf, always a likable presence, occasionally rushes his dialogue.
Wired
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The wiry strength in his small hands offset the pleasant, white-toothed smile.
A visible darkness
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Joshua pressed his toe into the wiry grass, feeling the solid earth.
The Reality Dysfunction
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