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Meanings of sinewy in английском
(Of meat) full of sinews; especially impossible to chew.
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Examples for "fibrous"
Examples for "fibrous"
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
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.
Usage of sinewy in английском
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.
6
Another step, and he could have reached her with his sinewy arm.
7
It was like taking hold of a snake, strong, sinewy, and wriggling.
8
The sheep was graceful, sinewy, slender, powerfully built, and in poise magnificent.
9
In these mouldering, crumbling tubs of stone, they laved their sinewy limbs.
10
At that the sheriff thrust out a long, brown and sinewy hand.
11
Beside the Mississippians lay a regiment of long-legged, sinewy riflemen from Arkansas.
12
His frame was lean, but broad and sinewy, indicative of considerable strength.
13
Then his sinewy hand closed on the collar of the swindler's coat.
14
A sinewy hand grasped his wrist and twisted his right arm free.
15
His figure was lithe and sinewy, his movements quick and not ungraceful.
16
Here was Latin worth reading; rich, sinewy, idiomatic, full of flavour, masculine.
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United Kingdom
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United States of America
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