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Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

Synonyms for wiry

lean and sinewy

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of hair that resembles wire in stiffness

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Krzysztof Wielicki, a small and wiry 67-year-old who will run the 10-person expedition from its base camp, was the first to scale the world's highest peak, Mount Everest, in the winter, nearly four decades ago.
Because when he started with us in that ODI series in England, he was wiry, he was lean, he didn't have much weight on him.
On the eve of the team's departure, Austin, a 7-foot-1 star from Baylor, and Ebondo, the wiry forward of CEU, are still unsure if they can play in the event.
If Clara is moving and wiry, and full of poetic coincidences.
Rhys Ifans: A bit gangly and wiry for f Dylan's portly frame, perhaps, but Ifans - who's certainly no stranger to a beverage or several - is just the acting talent to pull it off.
BOB CARMODY was a wiry, 5ft 2in street scrapper from a tough neighbourhood in Brooklyn.
When fully open, the flowers can be up to 20cm across and are borne on wiry stems in April and May, a fine sight when open in the sun.
Very long flowering, Geum Flames of Passion has delicate wiry stems and blooms that resemble tiny roses.
Police said the thief is a wiry white male believed to be in his 30s.
The main USP of the Wiry W1 is the way it has been made.
Tackle the texture - Choose products with natural emollients to help tame wiry locks.
I USED this oil, as suggested, on damp hair before blow-drying and my mid-to-tip hairs (which are usually dry and wiry) felt smoother and well-tamed, without being heavy or greasy.
Wiry vocalist David Wilson has perfected the Mark E.
Frieda is a unique, spunky girl with wiry red hair and a pet go named Zilla whose motto is "Dream your dreams big and believe they can be." One night Frieda finds her ideals are tested, in spite of wonderful imaginative cruises to the Planet Mandoo.
The wiry left-hander has become an integral factor in England's confident new limited-overs game plans, and while Strauss has sensibly spelled out that there must not be an over-reliance on one individual, Middlesex player Morgan ranks increasingly high among several potential matchwinners.