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Brawny
Brawny
brawn·y
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Definition/Meaning
(adjective)
muscular in build and often physically strong;
e.g. He was a brawny man who could easily hold both children in his arms.
Similar Words
Athletic
Beefy
Burly
Buxom
Forcible
Hefty
Hippy
Hulking
Husky
Mesomorphic
Muscle-bound
Muscular
Rugged
Sculpted
Sinewy
Stalwart
Stout
Strapping
Strong
Opposite Words
Angular
Anorectic
Anorexic
Asthenic
Bony
Cadaverous
Challenged
Clean-limbed
Delicate
Disabled
Down-and-out
Effete
Emaciated
Faint
Feeble
Fragile
Frail
Gangling
Gangly
Gaunt
Gawky
Haggard
Impotent
Incapacitated
Infirm
Languid
Lank
Lanky
Lean
Light
Lightweight
Lithe
Paralyzed
Powerless
Prostrate
Puny
Rawboned
Reedy
Scrawny
Skeletal
Skinny
Slender
Slight
Slim
Small
Spare
Spidery
Stringy
Svelte
Tender
Thin
Undernourished
Unfit
Unhealthy
Unsubstantial
Waspish
Wasted
Weak
Weakling
Weedy
Willowy
Wiry
Related Words
Able-bodied
Athletic
Beefy
Burly
Cast-iron
Chubby
Chunky
Compact
Corpulent
Dumpy
Dynamic
Energetic
Fat
Fit
Fleshy
Flush
Forceful
Forcible
Full
Hale
Hard
Hard-bitten
Hardy
Healthy
Hearty
Heavy
Heavyset
Hefty
Herculean
Hulking
Husky
Lumpish
Lusty
Masculine
Mighty
Muscle-bound
Muscular
Obese
Overweight
Peppy
Plump
Portly
Potent
Powerful
Pudgy
Puissant
Red-blooded
Replete
Robust
Roly-poly
Rotund
Round
Rugged
Sculpted
Sinewy
Solid
Sound
Squat
Squatter
Squatty
Stalwart
Stocky
Stout
Strapping
Strong
Stubby
Stumpy
Sturdy
Thickset
Tough
Trim
Tubby
Vigorous
Virile
Vital
Wiry
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