20
stringy(adjective, strong, tough, thin, spare)
13
sinewy(adjective, strong, strength, tough, thin)
13
lean(adjective, mean, strong, slight, thin)
12
fibrous(adjective, strong, tough, thin, narrow)
11
muscular(adjective, strong, strength, tough, thin)
11
spare(adjective, mean, slight, thin, bare)
11
stiff(adjective, strong, thin, thick, abundant)
11
strong(adjective, thin, brawny, sinewy, well-built)
10
tough(adjective, strong, thin, narrow, slim)
9
brawny(adjective, strong, strength, well-built, beefy)
9
ropy(adjective, strong, tough, thin, sinewy)
8
athletic(adjective, strong, strength, thin, brawny)
8
supple(adjective, strong, thin, flexible, lithe)
8
thin(adjective, mean, tough, slight, spare)
7
fibroid(adjective, tough, hairy, stringy, fibrous)
6
burly(adjective, brawny, well-built, beefy)
6
slender(adjective, mean, slight, thin, spare)
6
slim(adjective, mean, slight, thin, spare)
6
stalwart(adjective, strength, brawny, well-built, beefy)
6
vigorous(adjective, strong, brawny, well-built, beefy)
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