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sinewish

sinewish adjective: sinewy.

Adjective

sinewish (comparative more sinewish, superlative most sinewish)

  1. (obsolete) sinewy
    • his bodie hairie, as also not fleshie but sinewish and strong compact1577, Raphaell Holinshed, The Firste Volume of the Chronicles of England, Scotlande, and Irelande […], volume I, London: […] [Henry Bynneman] for Iohn Harrison, →OCLC

Forms of sinewish

comparativemore sinewish
superlativemost sinewish

Origin of sinewish

From sinew + -ish.

Questions about sinewish

What does sinewish mean?
Sinewish means sinewy.
What part of speech is sinewish?
Sinewish is an adjective.

Words near sinewish in the dictionary

  1. sinewave
  2. sinewaves
  3. sinewed
  4. sinewiness
  5. sinewing
  6. sinewish
  7. sinewless
  8. sinewlessness
  9. sinewous
  10. sinews
  11. sinews of war

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