brawny

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈbrɔːni/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈbrɔni/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(brô′nē)

Inflections of 'brawny' (adj):
brawnier
adj comparative
brawniest
adj superlative

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
brawn•y /ˈbrɔni/USA pronunciation   adj., -i•er, -i•est. 
  1. muscular;
    strong:his brawny arms.
brawn•i•ness, n. [uncountable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
brawn•y  (brô′nē),USA pronunciation adj., brawn•i•er, brawn•i•est. 
  1. muscular;
    strong.
  • 1375–1425; late Middle English; see brawn, -y1
brawn′i•ly, adv. 
brawn′i•ness, n. 
    burly, robust, strapping.
    weak, slight, frail.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
brawny / ˈbrɔːnɪ/ (brawnier, brawniest)
  1. muscular and strong
ˈbrawniness
'brawny' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
beefy - burly - husky - meaty - muscleman - muscular - sinewy - stout - strong - sturdy

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