brawny Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite (of a person) possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful
    hefty; powerful; muscular; sinewy.
    • a hefty athlete
    • a muscular boxer
    • powerful arms

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Brawn"y adjective
Definitions
  1. Having large, strong muscles; muscular; fleshy; strong. "Brawny limbs." W. Irving. Syn. -- Muscular; fleshy; strong; bulky; sinewy; athletic; stalwart; powerful; robust.

Webster 1913