brawny
pronunciation
How to pronounce brawny in British English:
UK [ˈbrɔ:ni]
How to pronounce brawny in American English:
US [ˈbrɔni]
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- Adjective:
- (of a person) possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful
Word Origin
- brawny (adj.)
- 1590s, "characterized by muscle," from brawn + -y (2).
Example
- 1. He was a big brawny man with huge hands .
- 2. Roboy was styled as a boy - albeit quite a brawny one - to lower his perceived threat levels to humans .
- 3. The brawny big tree had cast a deep impression in my mind .
- 4. You don 't have to be big and brawny to successfully use judo .
- 5. The miner has brawny arms .