Category:Wiry

Wir"y, a. Etym: [written also wiery.]

1. Made of wire; like wire; drawn out like wire.

2. Capable of endurance; tough; sinewy; as, a wiry frame or Constitution. "a little wiry sergeant of meek demeanor and strong Sense." Dickens. He bore his age well, and seemed to retain a wiry vigor and Alertness. Hawthorne.