Definition for Wiry:

• lean and sinewy

Synonyms for Wiry:

• adj.

  •all (adjective)
  • wiry.
  •bushy (adjective)
  • dis ordered,
  • most rumpled,
  • more bristling,
  • most bristling,
  • more rumpled,
  • dis-ordered.
  •fibrous (adjective)
  • threadlike,
  • veined,
  • Tissued,
  • thready,
  • ropiest,
  • filamentous,
  • pulpy,
  • ropy,
  • Stalky,
  • Filamentary,
  • Fibroid,
  • flossy,
  • ropier.
  •slender (adjective)
  • in considerable,
  • re-mote,
  • more gracile,
  • out side,
  • most gracile,
  • in-considerable.
  •stringy (adjective)
  • reedier,
  • reediest,
  • gristliest,
  • gristlier.
  •supple (adjective)
  • stretchest.
  •thin and strong (adjective)
  • stiff.

• n.

  •
  • body,
  • close-cropped,
  • bald,
  • coiffed,
  • bad hair day,
  • bouffant,
  • bristly,
  • balding,
  • bedhead.
  •springy (noun)
  • well-knit,
  • strapping athletic.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • dainty,
  • hardy.
  •
  • delicate.

Antonyms for Wiry:

• adj.

  • thin and strong
    skinny, small, tiny, rigid.
  • Other antonyms:
    hairless.

• Other antonyms:

  • n.
    full, inspissate, rich, thick, thicken.

Wiry Sentence Examples:

• The wiry little lady was of the contrary opinion; she jumped out of her chair as if she had been shot out of it.

• But, before he reached his intended victim, he stopped short, and eyed the tall and wiry first officer from head to foot.

Homophones for Wiry:

• weary.