wiry

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Look at these fellows here Opposite the women sat or lounged a score or two of youths--wiry, hard-faced little fellows, for the most part, with scarcely a sizeable man amongst them.

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  1. adjective Of or relating to wire.
  2. adjective Resembling wire in form or quality, especially in stiffness: wiry red hair.
  3. adjective Sinewy and lean: He had a wiry build.

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/ˈwaɪri/
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