brawny

English

Etymology

brawn +‎ -y

Adjective

brawny (comparative brawnier, superlative brawniest)

1. Characterized by brawn; muscular; strong.

   Rattler was a big, brawny fellow, and he stepped up in front of me, rolling up his sleeves.

   • 1749, John Cleland, Fanny Hill: Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure Part 2

     As he stood on one side, for a minute or so, unbuttoning his waist-coat and breeches, her fat, brawny thighs hung down

2. Calloused; hardened.

Translations

characterized by brawn

Bulgarian: силен (bg), мускулест (bg) Danish: kraftig (da), muskuløs (da) Dutch: gespierd (nl) Finnish: lihaksikas (fi)

French: balèze (fr), balaise (fr) German: muskulös Scottish Gaelic: tomadach (gd), làidir (gd) Swedish: muskulös, atletisk, biffig

Derived terms

• brawniness