brawnier; brawniest
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2
: being swollen and hard
a brawny infected foot
brawnily adverb
brawniness noun

Examples of brawny in a Sentence

the store manager always asked the brawniest person there to do the heavy lifting brawny arms that weren't developed in the gym but by years of work in the construction business
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Independent festival films also outperformed their brawnier blockbuster counterparts yesterday with Gladiator II, Dune: Part II and Wicked only garnering eight nominations between them. Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 10 Dec. 2024 The car feels very solid and brawny, thus lending a feeling of safety. Josh Max, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024 That’s why top cyclists often have brawny quads, glutes, and hamstrings. Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 21 Nov. 2024 This was Google, after all: big, brawny, able to warp space and time. IEEE Spectrum, 30 Dec. 2010 See all Example Sentences for brawny 

Word History

First Known Use

1581, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of brawny was in 1581

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“Brawny.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brawny. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.

Medical Definition

brawny

adjective
brawnier; brawniest
: being swollen and hard
a brawny infected foot

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