wiriest

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• wiriest — wir·y || waɪərɪ adj. resembling or made of a thin flexible cord of metal; sinewy, strong, tough; lean and muscular; produced by vibrating wires …   English contemporary dictionary

• wiry — wirily, adv. wiriness, n. /wuyeur ee/, adj., wirier, wiriest. 1. made of wire. 2. in the form of wire. 3. resembling wire, as in form, stiffness, etc.: wiry grass. 4. lean and sinew: a wiry little person. 5. produced by or rese …   Universalium

• wiry — adjective (wirier, wiriest) 1》 resembling wire in form and texture. 2》 lean, tough, and sinewy. Derivatives wirily adverb wiriness noun …   English new terms dictionary

• wiry — UK [ˈwaɪərɪ] / US [ˈwaɪrɪ] adjective Word forms wiry : adjective wiry comparative wirier superlative wiriest 1) a wiry person is thin but looks strong a short wiry little man 2) wiry hair or grass is stiff and rough …   English dictionary

• wirey — /ˈwaɪəri/ (say wuyuhree) adjective (wirier, wiriest) 1. → wiry (defs 1–5). –noun 2. → wiry (def. 6) …  

• wiry — /ˈwaɪəri / (say wuyuhree) adjective (wirier, wiriest) 1. made of wire. 2. in the form of wire. 3. resembling wire, as in form, stiffness, etc.: wiry grass. 4. lean and sinewy. 5. produced by or resembling the sound of a vibrating wire: wiry tones …  

• wiry — ► ADJECTIVE (wirier, wiriest) 1) resembling wire in form and texture. 2) lean, tough, and sinewy …   English terms dictionary

• wiry — [wīr′ē] adj. wirier, wiriest 1. of wire 2. like wire in shape and substance; stiff [wiry hair] 3. lean, sinewy, and strong: said of persons and animals 4. produced by or as if by a vibrating wire [a wiry sound] wiriness n …   English World dictionary

• wiry — adj. (wirier, wiriest) 1 tough and flexible as wire. 2 (of a person) thin and sinewy; untiring. 3 made of wire. Derivatives: wirily adv. wiriness n …   Useful english dictionary