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sinewed

sinewed adjective: having sinews, or sinews of a particular type.

Adjective

sinewed (not comparable)

  1. Having sinews, or sinews of a particular type.
    • a strong-sinewed youth
  2. (archaic, figuratively) Equipped; strengthened.
    • well sinew'd to our defensec. 1596 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Life and Death of King Iohn”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...

Origin of sinewed

From sinew + -ed.

Questions about sinewed

What does sinewed mean?
Sinewed means having sinews, or sinews of a particular type.
What part of speech is sinewed?
Sinewed is an adjective.

Words near sinewed in the dictionary

  1. sinetrons
  2. sinew
  3. sinew-shrunk
  4. sinewave
  5. sinewaves
  6. sinewed
  7. sinewiness
  8. sinewing
  9. sinewish
  10. sinewless
  11. sinewlessness

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