sinewy

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sinewy (comparative more sinewy, superlative most sinewy)

Tough; having strong sinews.
- 1885, John Ormsby, Don Quixote, volume 2, translation of El ingenioso hidalgo Don Quijote de la Mancha by Miguel de Cervantes, chapter XXIII:
  
  His right hand (which seemed to me somewhat hairy and sinewy, a sign of great strength in its owner) lay on the side of his heart […] .
(figuratively) Having or showing nervous strength.
(of a person) possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful.
- 1965 (original), Frank Herbert, Dune, Ace Edition; June 1987, Pennsylvania, page 32:
  
  Hawat put a sinewy finger beside his eye.