brawny
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4.7
- adjective
- /ˈbrɔːni/
:
musculoso
- Frank was brawny and warm, a compassionate physician, with a voracious appetite for books and adventure.
- a brawny man
Examples
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On the other side of the room, a brawny, heavyset man in his late thirties rises to look at Frank.
Fiction book (1992) -
The brawny man, Tony, shrugs and stands to look at Frank as he speaks.
Fiction book (1992) -
As we will see she is brawny but attractive.
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My father was a brawny Moor.
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Look at those brawny arms, those massive chests.
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He's such a thickly cast, brawny dude.
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Suddenly he's taking up the whole kitchen, spreading in his chair: a brawny, smoky, cast-iron stove of a man.
Fiction book (1991) -
"There—see!" He pointed to two brawny men carrying a woman whose loose hair swept along the flagstones.
Academic text (2012) -
Then too, the surging crowds of workers, sailors, and merchants—all rough-hewn, brawny men—created an exotic late afternoon hubbub.
Fiction book (1997) -
The brawny firefighter easily lifted the heavy equipment off the ground.
Synonyms
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2.8
Having strong, well-developed muscles
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4.6
A large, strong person with heavy muscles
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4.0
A large strong person or animal with big, heavy muscles
Having a strong body like a fit athlete
Large and muscular with a heavy body
Antonyms
How Muscular
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word brawny comes from the old word brawn, which meant 'meat' or 'muscle', plus the ending -y meaning 'full of'. So brawny means 'full of muscle', which is why we use it for someone very strong and muscular.