What does sinewous mean?
Sinewous means (obsolete) Synonym of sinewy..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
(obsolete) Synonym of sinewy..
His armes and other moꝛe ſinewous than fleſhie, a ſtout and a valiant gentleman he was and emulous.
[T]rothful men, who once / Look’d in his lordly, luminous eyes, and scann’d / His sinewous frame, compact of pliant power, / Aver he was the fairest-favour’d knight / That ever, in the light of ladies’ looks, / Made gay these goodly halls.
Use sinewous when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Sinewous means (obsolete) Synonym of sinewy..
Common synonyms include sinewy.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
His armes and other moꝛe ſinewous than fleſhie, a ſtout and a valiant gentleman he was and emulous.
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