brawny

About 0.24 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. adjective Characterized by brawn; muscular, thewy; strong.

   Rattler was a big, brawny fellow, and he stepped up in front of me, rolling up his sleeves.

2. adjective Calloused; hardened.

Similar words

hefty strong powerful muscular brawned thewy brawly muscly sinewy musculous

Often followed by

arms arm and shoulders men man hand young induration

Word family

brawnier brawniest brawnily brawniness brawninesses