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Definition of: wiry
(wīr′ē) adjective wir·i·er, wir·i·est
1. Having great resisting power; thin, but tough and sinewy: said of persons.
2. Like wire; stiff.
—wir′i·ly adverb
—wir′i·ness noun
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