[wiry] adj wir.i.er ; -est (1588) 1 a archaic: made of wire b: resembling wire esp. in form and flexibility c of sound: produced by or suggestive of the vibration of wire "the violinist ... often let his tone go nasal and ~ --D. J. Henahan"
2: being lean, supple, and vigorous: sinewy -- wir.i.ly adv -- wir.i.ness n