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- Dictionarywiry/ˈwʌɪəri/
adjective
- 1. resembling wire in form and texture: "his wiry black hair" Similar Opposite
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WIRY definition: 1. (of people and animals) thin but strong, and often able to bend easily: 2. Wiry hair is strong…. Learn more.
The meaning of WIRY is made of wire. How to use wiry in a sentence. made of wire; resembling wire especially in form and flexibility; produced by or suggestive of the vibration of wire…
adjective. , wir·i·er, wir·i·est. made of wire. in the form of wire. resembling wire, as in form, stiffness, etc.: wiry grass. lean and sinew: a wiry little person. produced by or resembling the sound of a vibrating wire: wiry tones. / ˈwaɪərɪ / adjective. (of people or animals) slender but strong in constitution.
WIRY meaning: 1. (of people and animals) thin but strong, and often able to bend easily: 2. Wiry hair is strong…. Learn more.
Definition of 'wiry' Word Frequency. wiry. (waɪəri ) Word forms: comparative wirier, superlative wiriest. 1. adjective. Someone who is wiry is rather thin but is also strong. His body is wiry and athletic. 2. adjective. Something such as hair or grass that is wiry is stiff and rough to touch.
You can describe someone who's fairly thin and athletic as wiry. While a linebacker on a football team is typically big and broad, a marathon runner is more likely to be wiry.
1. (of people or animals) slender but strong in constitution. 2. made of or resembling wire, esp in stiffness: wiry hair. 3. (General Physics) (of a sound) produced by or as if by a vibrating wire. ˈwirily adv. ˈwiriness n.
