1. (

• fibrous ,
• sinewy ,
• stringy ,
• unchewable ,

) (of meat) full of sinews; especially impossible to chew ;

2. (

• tendinous ,
• sinewy

) consisting of tendons or resembling a tendon ;

3. (

• brawny ,
• hefty ,
• muscular ,
• powerful ,
• sinewy

) (of a person) possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful; "a hefty athlete"; "a muscular boxer"; "powerful arms" ;