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sehnig

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German

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Etymology

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    Sehne +‎ -ig

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    Adjective

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    sehnig (strong nominative masculine singular sehniger, comparative sehniger, superlative am sehnigsten)

    1. (meat) sinewy; stringy (full of long fibres and hence difficult to chew)
      Synonyms: flachsig, zäh
    2. (person) wiry (thin and slender, but tough, such that one can see sinews and muscle fibres under the skin)
      Synonym: drahtig

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