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Adjective: sinewy  sin-yoo-ee
  1. (of a person) possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful
    "a sinewy athlete";
    - brawny, hefty, muscular, powerful, muscly
     
  2. Consisting of tendons or resembling a tendon
    "The surgeon carefully repaired the sinewy tissue in the patient's shoulder";
    - tendinous
     
  3. (of meat) full of sinews; especially impossible to chew
    "The sinewy steak was sent back to the kitchen";
    - fibrous, stringy, unchewable

See also: strong, tough