[
UK
/bɹˈɔːni/
]
[ US /ˈbɹɔni/ ]
[ US /ˈbɹɔni/ ]
ADJECTIVE
-
(of a person) possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful
a muscular boxer
powerful arms
a hefty athlete
How To Use brawny In A Sentence
- A gaggle of brawny bikers revs their choppers out front.
- The arm is brawny enough for a man, but the nails are very long, like a woman's.
- I reminisce for a fleeting moment about breezy Saturday nights, black couches and a brawny shoulder
- In the brawny parlance of the great unwashed: a crunch match. THE CALLIGRAPHER
- Industrial progress in Chicago produced loud sounds, whether the thrum of machinery, the clangor of busy loading docks, or the cries of brawny laborers.
- I reminisce for a fleeting moment about breezy Saturday nights, meaningful movies, black cozy couches and the comfort of a brawny shoulder to rest on.
- “The original ripsnorter,” said the frontiersman, crossing his arms over his brawny chest. Nevermore
- In the center of the hole was a brawny, black-gloved arm, its fingers curled tightly into a large fist.
- They pictured Soviet women as hammer-throwers, brawny six-footers who work in brick factories.
- The man facing them was taller than both by a few inches, and had strong, brawny arms.