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   Wir·y

   /ˈwī(ə)rē/

   

   adjective

   • 1. resembling wire in form and texture: "his wiry black hair" Similar coarseroughstifftoughstrongcurlywavyOpposite straightsmooth
   • ▪ (of a person) lean, tough, and sinewy: "Bernadette was a small, wiry woman" Similar sinewystrongtoughathleticleansparethinstringyskinnyliterary:thewyOpposite frailflabby

   Derivatives

   • 1. wirily adverb
   • 2. wiriness noun

   Scrabble Points: 10

   • W

     4

   • I

     1

   • R

     1

   • Y

     4

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