brawny

Etymology

From Middle English brawny; equivalent to brawn + -y.

adj

  1. Characterized by brawn; muscular, thewy; strong.
    Rattler was a big, brawny fellow, and he stepped up in front of me, rolling up his sleeves.
    Once the pressure of the comparatively low-drivered J's was raised to 300 pounds, they ranked as the brawniest of 4-8-4's with a tractive force of 80,000 pounds. 1959, David P. Morgan, editor, Steam's Finest Hour, Kalmbach Publishing Co., page 68
  2. Calloused; hardened.

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