wirily

W4I1R1I1L1Y4

adverb

In a wiry manner.

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Meanings

adverbwirily (comparative more wirily, superlative most wirily)

comparative more wirily · superlative most wirily

  1. In a wiry manner.

    At 6 feet 5 inches and 180 pounds, wirily strong, Potter dressed in jeans and blue T-shirt emblazoned with a hawk.

    2008 March 14, JerLongman, “900 Feet Up With Nowhere to Go but Down”, in New York Times

Origin

From wiry + -ly.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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