Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The state or character of being sinewy.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun Quality of being sinewy.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun The state or condition of being sinewy.

Etymologies

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sinewy +‎ -ness

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Examples

  • Yet there was a wonderful sinewiness about him, and a most extraordinary brightness in his eyes.

    The Aztec Treasure-House Thomas Allibone Janvier

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