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brawny
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WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
adj. (of a person) possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful; "a hefty athlete"; "a muscular boxer"; "powerful arms" [syn: hefty , muscular , powerful , sinewy ] [also: brawniest , brawnier ]
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
a. Characterized by brawn; muscular, thewy; strong.
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
adjective EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ big brawny arms ▪ He had a football player's physique: big head, thick neck, brawny shoulders, and heavy legs. ▪ The gardener's assistant arrived -- a brawny youth who never said a word. EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ All ...
Usage examples of brawny.
And forth of the dark opening in the wall strode Lobkyn Lollo the Dwarf, his great, spiked club on brawny shoulder.
But, as she spoke, a black-jowled fellow laughed, And, spitting, tripped her with out-thrust pike-shaft, That down she fell and wailed most piteously, Whereat the brawny fellows laughed all three.
In brawny fist he grasped a rod or angle, With hook wherefrom sad worm did, writhing, dangle.
Then Lobkyn stooped the broken stump to seize, Bowed brawny back and with a wondrous ease Up by the roots the rugged bole he tore And tossed it far as it had been a straw.
Three brawny rogues who, scowling, fiercely eyed him, And with lewd gibes and mocking gestures plied him.
And fearful no longer, they hasted to him and clasped him in brawny arms, hugging him mightily and making great rejoicing over him.
Now, as this splendid knight rode nearer, contemptuous of his brawny captors, Robin stared to see that on his helmet he wore a wreath of flowers, while lance and sword, mace and battle-axe were wreathed in blooming roses.
Thus unto a hangman we did of late sell a hangman, in fair good halter, and he a hangman brawny, for no more than five gold pieces, the which was cheap, methinks, considering the goodly halter, and he a lusty, manly rogue to boot.
They were soon engaged in a stormy exchange which had ended abruptly when he slammed down his brawny fist and dared her to speak further.
There was no answer or other sign of life, and the brawny man moved forward a step.
With one thick, brawny hand, he snatched the guard close until the two men stared nose to nose.
His brawny hand lay firm upon his stout knee, and it was there Shanna placed her own so the plain gold band on her finger was ready to the eye.
He was a short man, barely taller than Shanna, but broad and with brawny arms and shoulders.
The man he spoke with was one of the workmen, a brawny fellow with thick arms.
Ruark overheard, as he inched his way between the brawny chests of several tars who were imbibing close by.