Definition of "wiry" []

• Of or relating to wire. (adjective)
• Resembling wire in form or quality, especially in stiffness: wiry red hair. (adjective)
• Sinewy and lean: He had a wiry build. (adjective)
• Produced by or as if by wire being vibrated. Used of sounds: a wiry tone. (adjective)

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• "The guy was medium height, not young, not old, too solid to be called wiry, too slight to be called heavy."
• "Her figure was one of the few that may correctly be termed wiry, but it was perfect."
• "While stars such as Barry Hall have been ever-present in the powerful Swans teams that have featured in finals in the past six seasons, it was significant that the coach once labelled the wiry Irishman as the club's "most important player"."