Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Sinewy

Sinewy , adjective

1.
Pertaining to, consisting of, or resembling, a sinew or sinews.
The sinewy thread my brain lets fall. — Donne
2.
Well braced with, or as if with, sinews; nervous; vigorous; strong; firm; tough; as, the sinewy Ajax.
A man whose words... were so close and sinewy. — Hare