Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Wiry \Wir"y\, a. [Written also wiery.]
   1. Made of wire; like wire; drawn out like wire.

   2. Capable of endurance; tough; sinewy; as, a wiry frame or
      constitution. ``A little wiry sergeant of meek demeanor
      and strong sense.'' --Dickens.

            He bore his age well, and seemed to retain a wiry
            vigor and alertness.                  --Hawthorne.

Source : WordNet®

wiry
     adj : lean and sinewy [syn: {stringy}]
     [also: {wiriest}, {wirier}]