Wiry

(adj.) of hair that resembles wire in stiffness; 'wiry red hair' .

(adj.) of or relating to wire .

手打:洛雷塔

• Once--unknown, and unloved, I held him harsh and strange; the low stature, the wiry make, the angles, the darkness, the manner, displeased me. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 维莱特.
• He is slender, not tall, wiry, and looks as if he could endure any amount of physical exercise. 尤利西斯·格兰特. U．S．格兰特的个人回忆录.
• This was a long, lean, wiry, brown, silent man. 威尔基·柯林斯. 月亮宝石.
• She seemed both tall and wiry; but, so the conflict were brief and the attack unexpected, I thought I might manage her. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 维莱特.
• He was a small, wiry, sunburnt man, clean-shaven, with a sharp face and alert manner. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯历险记.
• She saw a tight, hard, wiry woman before her, as Mr. Lorry had seen in the same figure a woman with a strong hand, in the years gone by. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 双城记.

手打:苏珊