Sinewy for Dummies

Sinewy is an interesting word that can be a bit tricky to understand, but don't worry, I'm here to help break it down for you! Imagine you have a rubber band, and when you stretch it, you can see the strong fibers that make it up. Well, when we describe something or someone as sinewy, we're talking about their appearance or texture being similar to those stretched-out fibers in the rubber band.

When we say someone has a sinewy build, it means they have a strong and muscular body, with well-defined muscles that you can clearly see. It's like they have a lot of those rubber band-like fibers running through their body, making them look fit and toned. Just like a rubber band that has been stretched and pulled, their muscles are visible and give them a powerful appearance.

Similarly, when we talk about something being sinewy, like a piece of meat, we mean that it has a lot of connective tissues and fibers. Think of a chicken drumstick or a steak where you can see the tough and stringy parts. These parts are made up of sinewy tissues that give the meat a chewy texture, almost like it's full of those strong fibers we mentioned earlier.

So, to sum it up, sinewy means having a strong and muscular body with visible muscles or having a texture or appearance that is tough and stringy, like that of connective tissues or fibers found in meat. It's all about strength and toughness, just like the stretched-out fibers of a rubber band or the visible muscles on a fit person's body.