1. comparative form of wiry; more resembling wire in being thin, stiff, and tough
2. comparative form of wiry; having a more lean, muscular build with little body fat

Examples

• The marathon runner looked even wirier after months of training.
• His wirier frame made him better suited for rock climbing than his bulkier brother.
• The old dog’s coat had become wirier with age.
• She preferred the wirier texture of the natural fiber rope.
• The wirier branches were harder to bend into shape.
• After the illness, he appeared wirier but surprisingly strong.