thew

Examples

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• Barry Thew was jailed for four months for this, but many would have seen this as political commentary, particularly as it was about to be revealed that the police covered up their incompetence in a sporting disaster in which 96 people died by disgracefully blaming football fans who were killed and injured in the incident.

  Blog text (28)

• General Zhao, thew General has the emperorsimperial decree

  The Myth of Fingerprints (1997)

• Just as if his joints, thews, and sinews are youthful and supple enough to do whatever he wills.

  Fiction book (1990)

• Mighty warriors with plumed helmets, powerful thews, girded loins, and all that.

  Fiction book (1995)

• Athletes often focus on building their thew to improve their performance in competitions.

• The blacksmith had broad shoulders and well-defined thews, showing years of hard labor.

Synonyms

M

muscularity

vsthew

1 6.1

The state of having large, well-developed muscles that make the body strong

emphasizes bodily strength and overall frame rather than only appearance

B

brawniness

vsthew

5.7

Having a strong body and big muscles

highlights general strong build and frame rather than pure power

Antonyms

W

weakness

133 1.4

Lack of physical or mental strength that makes someone less able to act

F

frailty

3 5.0

A state of being physically weak often from old age or illness

How Muscular

brawn

20 5.1

strength

∞ 1.2

thew

• Archaic

1 9.9

physique

24 4.8

weakness

133 1.4

Surface Forms

Etymology