# sehnig

sehnig is a German adjective meaning “sinewy”. Forms: sehniger, am sehnigsten.

## Forms

- Comparative: sehniger
- Superlative: am sehnigsten

## In other languages

- Русский: жилистый, жёсткий

## Meanings

1. sinewy; stringy (full of long fibres and hence difficult to chew)
2. _person_ wiry (thin and slender, but tough, such that one can see sinews and muscle fibres under the skin)

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