wiry

adjective

Of or relating to wire.

adjective

Resembling wire in form or quality, especially in stiffness.

adjective

Sinewy and lean.

adjective

Produced by or as if by wire being vibrated. Used of sounds.

Made of wire; in the form of wire.

Resembling wire; especially, tough and flexible; of persons, lean and sinewy.

adjective

Made of wire; like wire; drawn out like wire.

adjective

Capable of endurance; tough; sinewy.

adjective

Thin, muscular and flexible.

adjective

of hair that resembles wire in stiffness