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  • 1wiry — [adj] thin and strong agile, athletic, bristly, fibrous, lean, light, limber, muscular, ropy, sinewy, stiff, strapping, stringy, supple, tough; concepts 490,491 Ant. small, tiny …

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  • 2wiry — [[t]wa͟ɪ͟əri[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED Someone who is wiry is rather thin but is also strong. His body is wiry and athletic. Syn: sinewy Ant: flabby 2) ADJ GRADED Something such as hair or grass that is wiry is stiff and rough to touch. Her wiry hair… …

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  • 3wiry — adjective 1) a wiry man Syn: sinewy, athletic, strong; lean, spare, thin, stringy, skinny Ant: flabby, frail 2) wiry hair Syn …

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  • 4wiry — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. filamentous, filar, threadlike; strong, muscular, sinewy; tough; flexible. See filament, strength. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. springy, light, lean, agile, limber, supple, sinewy, strong, vibrant,… …

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  • 5coarse — adjective 1) coarse blankets Syn: rough, scratchy, prickly, wiry Ant: soft 2) his coarse features Syn: large, rough, rough hewn, heavy; …

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  • 6athletic — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. sporting, gymnastic, acrobatic; agile, strong. See strength, amusement, exertion. Ant., weak, awkward, unskillful. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. muscular, fit, husky, wiry, springy, slim, fast, solid …

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  • 7Ophiocordyceps unilateralis — Dead ants infected with Ophiocordyceps unilateralis Scientific classification Kingdom …

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  • 9tough — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. strong, firm; stiff, resilient; vigorous, robust, hardy; stubborn, intractable; violent, severe; unyielding, hardened, incorrigible; informal, vicious, rowdy, unruly, difficult, troublesome. See… …

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  • 10BIBLE — THE CANON, TEXT, AND EDITIONS canon general titles the canon the significance of the canon the process of canonization contents and titles of the books the tripartite canon …

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