sinewy

Meanings

Adjective Satellite

(of meat) full of sinews; especially impossible to chew
(of a person) possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful

Adjective

consisting of tendons or resembling a tendon

Adj

Tough; having strong sinews.
Having or showing nervous strength.
Possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful.

Origin / Etymology

Inherited from Middle English synwy, synewy, synowy (“tendonous”); equivalent to sinew + -y.

Synonyms

brawny, fibrous, hefty, muscular, powerful, stringy, tendinous, unchewable

Scrabble Score: 12

sinewy is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
sinewy is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
sinewy is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 12

sinewy is a valid Words With Friends word