Sinewy — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

(of meat) full of sinews; especially impossible to chew

consisting of tendons or resembling a tendon

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sˈɪnjuːi/

🇬🇧British English

/sˈɪnjuːi/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sˈɪnjuːi/

3 syllables Say it as /sˈɪnjuːi/.

Examples

a hefty athlete
a muscular boxer
powerful arms

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

powerful stringy brawny tendinous unchewable fibrous hefty muscular

Parts of Speech

adjective	(of meat) full of sinews; especially impossible to chew
adjective	consisting of tendons or resembling a tendon
adjective	(of a person) possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful “a hefty athlete”

Word Forms

tendon	noun	a cord or band of inelastic tissue connecting a muscle with its bony attachment
sinew	noun	a cord or band of inelastic tissue connecting a muscle with its bony attachment
brawn	noun	possessing muscular strength
brawniness	noun	possessing muscular strength
heft	noun	the property of being large in mass
heftiness	noun	the property of being large in mass
muscle	noun	possessing muscular strength
muscularity	noun	possessing muscular strength

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

sehnig

(aus Fleisch) voller Sehnen; vor allem unmöglich zu kauen

🇫🇷French

nerveux

(de viande) plein de tendons; surtout impossible à mâcher

🇪🇸Spanish

nervudo

(de carne) lleno de tendones; especialmente imposible de masticar

🇮🇹Italian

nervoso

(di carne) pieno di nervi; soprattutto impossibile da masticare

🇳🇱Dutch

pezig

(van vlees) vol pezen; vooral onmogelijk om op te kauwen

🇵🇹Portuguese

vigoroso

(de carne) cheio de tendões; especialmente impossível de mastigar

🇷🇺Russian

жилистый

(мяса) полный жил; особенно невозможно жевать

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बलवान

(मांस का) नसों से भरा हुआ; विशेष रूप से चबाना असंभव है

🇮🇳Tamil

பாவம்

(இறைச்சி) நரம்புகள் நிறைந்தது; குறிப்பாக மெல்ல இயலாது

🇮🇳Telugu

పాపిష్టి

(మాంసం) సినస్‌తో నిండి ఉంది; ముఖ్యంగా నమలడం అసాధ్యం

🇮🇳Gujarati

ચીકણું

(માંસનું) સાઇન્યુઝથી ભરેલું; ખાસ કરીને ચાવવું અશક્ય છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಿನೆವಿಯ

(ಮಾಂಸದ) ನರಹುಲಿಗಳಿಂದ ತುಂಬಿದೆ; ಅಗಿಯಲು ವಿಶೇಷವಾಗಿ ಅಸಾಧ್ಯ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ശിഥിലമായ

(മാംസം) ഞരമ്പുകൾ നിറഞ്ഞത്; ചവയ്ക്കാൻ പ്രത്യേകിച്ച് അസാധ്യമാണ്

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

强健的

（肉的）充满筋的；尤其无法咀嚼

🇯🇵Japanese

たくましい

（肉の）筋がいっぱい。特に噛むことが不可能

🇰🇷Korean

힘찬

(고기의) 힘줄이 가득한; 특히 씹는 것이 불가능하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

gân guốc

(thịt) đầy gân; đặc biệt không thể nhai

🇹🇭Thai

แข็งแรง

(เนื้อ) มีเส้นเอ็นเต็ม โดยเฉพาะอย่างยิ่งเป็นไปไม่ได้ที่จะเคี้ยว

🇮🇩Indonesian

keras

(daging) penuh urat; terutama tidak mungkin untuk dikunyah

🇵🇭Filipino

matipuno

(ng karne) puno ng litid; lalo na imposibleng ngumunguya

🇲🇾Malay

berotot

(daging) penuh dengan urat; terutamanya mustahil untuk dikunyah

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

متوتر

(من لحم) مليء بالأوتار. من المستحيل بشكل خاص مضغه

🇮🇷Persian

سیخ دار

(از گوشت) پر از سینوس; به خصوص جویدن غیرممکن است

🇹🇷Turkish

güçlü

(et) sinirlerle dolu; çiğnemek özellikle imkansız

🇮🇱Hebrew

גידים

(של בשר) מלא גידים; במיוחד בלתי אפשרי ללעוס

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The primary meaning of 'sinewy' is '(of meat) full of sinews; especially impossible to chew'.

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