brawny en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /bɹɔːni/ (UK)
- /bɹɑni/ (cot-caught-merger)
- /bɹɔni/ (US)
Etymology
From Middle English brawny; equivalent to brawn + -y.
Meanings
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Characterized by brawn; muscular, thewy; strong.
Rattler was a big, brawny fellow, and he stepped up in front of me, rolling up his sleeves.
As he stood on one side, for a minute or so, unbuttoning his waist-coat and breeches, her fat, brawny thighs hung down
1749, [John Cleland], “(Please specify the letter or volume)”, in Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure [Fanny Hill], London: […] [Thomas Parker] for G. Fenton [i.e., Fenton and Ralph Griffiths] […], →OCLC:Once the pressure of the comparatively low-drivered J's was raised to 300 pounds, they ranked as the brawniest of 4-8-4's with a tractive force of 80,000 pounds.
1959, David P. Morgan, editor, Steam's Finest Hour, Kalmbach Publishing Co., page 68:
- Calloused; hardened.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| brawniest | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| brawnier | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (31)
fr balèze (characterized by brawn) · ga matánach (characterized by brawn) · la torōsus (characterized by brawn) · mk јак (characterized by brawn) · sv atletisk (characterized by brawn) · pl krzepki (characterized by brawn) · bg мускулест (characterized by brawn) · mk силен (characterized by brawn) · da kraftig (characterized by brawn) · mr धिप्पाड (characterized by brawn) · mk мускулест (characterized by brawn) · gd làidir (characterized by brawn) · sv biffig (characterized by brawn) · mr धट्टाकट्टा (characterized by brawn) · ru мускули́стый (characterized by brawn) · pl muskularny (characterized by brawn) · pt musculoso (characterized by brawn) · da muskuløs (characterized by brawn) · mr धष्टपुष्ट (characterized by brawn) · fi lihaksikas (characterized by brawn) · de muskelbepackt (characterized by brawn) · cs svalnatý (characterized by brawn) · nl gespierd (characterized by brawn) · it muscoloso (characterized by brawn) · enm brawny (characterized by brawn) · fr balaise (characterized by brawn) · cs robustní (characterized by brawn) · sv muskulös (characterized by brawn) · gd tomadach (characterized by brawn) · bg силен (characterized by brawn) · de muskulös (characterized by brawn)