Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sinewed

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: sinewed
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having sinews, or sinews of a particular type.

adj

Equipped; strengthened.

Archaic

Example Sentences

"a strong-sinewed youth"
"well sinew'd to our defense"

Etymology

From sinew + -ed.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: sinew

Usage

Archaic

Questions

What does sinewed mean?: Having sinews, or sinews of a particular type.
Where does sinewed come from?: From sinew + -ed.

How to pronounce sinewed

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