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wiry (adj.)
[wiry 词源字典]
1580s, "made of wire," from
wire
(n.) +
-y
(2). As "resembling wire" from 1590s; of persons, "lean, sinewy," by 1808. Related:
Wiriness
.
[wiry etymology, wiry origin, 英语词源]
[wiry 词源字典]