Lean and sinewy.

synonym: wiry.

Roget 327: tenacious, tough, strong, resisting, sequacious^†, stringy, gristly cartilaginous, leathery, coriaceous^†, tough as whitleather^†; stubborn etc. (obstinate) 606.    unbreakable, indivisible; atomic.    ... show more

Roget 205: filamentous, filamentiferous^†, filaceous^†, filiform^†; fibrous, fibrillous^†; thread-like, wiry, stringy, ropy; capillary, capilliform^†; funicular, wire-drawn; anguilliform^†; flagelliform^†; hairy etc. (rough) 256; taeniate^†, taeniform^†, taenioid^†; venose^†, venous.    ... show more

of meat Full of sinews; especially impossible to chew.

synonyms: fibrous, sinewy, unchewable.

Polish: żylasty, żyłowaty

Forming viscous or glutinous threads.

synonyms: ropey, ropy, thready.

Consisting of or containing string or strings.