Brawny
['brɔːnɪ] or ['brɔni]
Definition
(adj.) (of a person) possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful; 'a hefty athlete'; 'a muscular boxer'; 'powerful arms' .
Edited by Jason--From WordNet
Definition
(a.) Having large, strong muscles; muscular; fleshy; strong.
Editor: Xenia
Synonyms and Synonymous
a. Muscular, sinewy, stalwart, sturdy, athletic, powerful, strong, vigorous, lusty, robust, nervous, strapping, Herculean, able-bodied.
Typist: Marcus
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Muscular, powerful, strong, athletic, sinewy, herculean, robust, stout
ANT:Lean, weak, fragile, delicate, effeminate, feeble
Checked by Ives
Examples
- Such a visage, joined to the brawny form of the holy man, spoke rather of sirloins and haunches, than of pease and pulse. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- The Friar bared his brawny arm up to the elbow, and putting his full strength to the blow, gave the Knight a buffet that might have felled an ox. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- I should have such strength,' muttered the robber, poising his brawny arm, 'that I could smash your head as if a loaded waggon had gone over it. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- Standing by the bar, in the corner of the room, was a brawny, muscular man, full six feet in height, and broad in proportion. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- I knelt upon his chest, and clasped his brawny throat firmly with both hands. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
Typed by Lloyd