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Definition of Brawny
1. Adjective. (of a person) possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful. "Powerful arms"
Similar to: Strong
Derivative terms: Brawn, Brawniness, Heft, Heftiness, Muscle, Muscularity, Sinew
Definition of Brawny
1. a. Having large, strong muscles; muscular; fleshy; strong.
Definition of Brawny
1. Adjective. Characterized by brawn; muscular; strong. ¹
2. Adjective. Calloused; hardened. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Brawny
1. muscular [adj BRAWNIER, BRAWNIEST] : BRAWNILY [adv] - See also: muscular
Medical Definition of Brawny
1. Having large, strong muscles; muscular; fleshy; strong. "Brawny limbs." Synonym: Muscular, fleshy, strong, bulky, sinewy, athletic, stalwart, powerful, robust. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Brawny
Literary usage of Brawny
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Practical treatise on the diseases of the lungs: Including the Principles by Walter Hayle Walshe (1871)
"brawny INDURATION. 552*. The terrible dyspnoea, which sometimes forms one of the
features of the closing scenes in scurvy, seems traceable to brawny ..."
2. The Medical Times and Gazette (1879)
"... PRACTICE of vagina tender and brawny ; prominence of Douglas's pouch has almost
disappeared. ... remains brawny, but its tenderness is greatly lessened. ..."
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