sinewed

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adjective

Having sinews, or sinews of a particular type.

“a strong-sinewed youth”

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Meanings

adjectivesinewed (not comparable)
  1. not comparableHaving sinews, or sinews of a particular type.

    a strong-sinewed youth

  2. archaicfigurativelynot comparableEquipped; strengthened.

    well sinew'd to our defense

    c. 1596 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Life and Death of King Iohn”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act V, scene vii]

Origin

From sinew + -ed.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

sinewed. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sinewed

MLA

“sinewed.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sinewed. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sinewed,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sinewed.

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