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Contents
1
English
1.1
Etymology
1.2
Pronunciation
1.3
Adjective
1.3.1
Translations
2
Polish
2.1
Pronunciation
2.2
Noun
English
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Etymology
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wire
+
-y
Pronunciation
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IPA
(
key
)
:
/ˈwaɪ(ə)ɹi/
Audio (US)
(
file
)
Rhymes:
-aɪəɹi
Adjective
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wiry
(
comparative
wirier
,
superlative
wiriest
)
Thin
,
muscular
and
flexible
.
Don't fight him. He may be small, but he's
wiry
.
Translations
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thin, muscular and flexible
Bulgarian:
жилав
(bg)
(
žilav
)
Dutch:
pezig
(nl)
Finnish:
jäntevä
German:
drahtig
(de)
Maori:
pakaua
,
tuakaka
Russian:
поджа́рый
(ru)
(
podžáryj
)
Spanish:
fibroso
(es)
Swedish:
senig
Polish
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Pronunciation
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IPA
(
key
)
:
/ˈvi.rɨ/
Rhymes:
-irɨ
Syllabification:
wi‧ry
Noun
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wiry
nominative
/
accusative
/
vocative
plural
of
wir