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- adjective
comparative form ofbrawny : morebrawny
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Examples
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It's a boldly imagined work that takes a stylistic risk more daring and exciting than many brawnier books five times its size.
Michael Giltz: Books: Julie Otsuka's "The Buddha In The Attic" Is A Gem Michael Giltz 2011
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These players, who are generally faster than linebackers and brawnier than safeties, are more durable than receivers.
The NFL's Mount Passmore Scott Cacciola 2011
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The current release sells for $65, right in the middle of the Napa Cabernet pack but miles below the lofty prices staked on bigger, brawnier wines.
Visiting Mayacamas Vineyards, Napa Valley [guest post] | Dr Vino's wine blog 2010
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I like watching old movies when an actor like Robert Mitchum takes his shirt off – male actors like him all have undeveloped abs and they often pull their pants up over their bellies and puff out their chests to look brawnier.
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But as he approaches, his soldiers—many older and brawnier—snap to attention.
A Real Afghan Leader Anne Jolis 2011
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It's a boldly imagined work that takes a stylistic risk more daring and exciting than many brawnier books five times its size.
Michael Giltz: Books: Julie Otsuka's "The Buddha In The Attic" Is A Gem Michael Giltz 2011
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He has been getting up on top of defenders with his height, he has caught deep balls along the sideline, and his favorite play is going across the middle, where he deals with brawnier linebackers and safeties.
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True, he was brawnier and seemed much more like a warrior than the others.
WORLD OF WARCRAFT STORMRAGE Richard A. Knaak 2010
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True, he was brawnier and seemed much more like a warrior than the others.
WORLD OF WARCRAFT STORMRAGE Richard A. Knaak 2010
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Those same songs sounded brawnier on stage, though, roughed up by Kelcey Ayer's percussion and their main calling card, massed three-part harmonies.
Local Natives' catchy sound is eerily like Vampire Weekend 2010
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