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muscular
[ muhs-kyuh-ler ]
adjective
muscular strain.
- dependent on or affected by the muscles:
muscular strength.
- having well-developed muscles; brawny.
- vigorously and forcefully expressed, executed, performed, etc., as if by the use of a great deal of muscular power:
a muscular response to terrorism.
- broad and energetic, especially with the implication that subtlety and grace are lacking:
a muscular style.
- reflected in physical activity and work:
a muscular religion.
- Informal. having or showing power; powerful:
a muscular vehicle.
muscular
/ ˈmʌskjʊlə; ˌmʌskjʊˈlærɪtɪ /
adjective
- having well-developed muscles; brawny
- of, relating to, or consisting of muscle
Derived Forms
- ˈmuscularly, adverb
- muscularity, noun
Other Words From
- muscu·lari·ty noun
- muscu·lar·ly adverb
- inter·muscu·lar adjective
- inter·muscu·lar·ly adverb
- inter·muscu·lari·ty noun
- non·muscu·lar adjective
- non·muscu·lar·ly adverb
- post·muscu·lar adjective
- sub·muscu·lar adjective
- sub·muscu·lar·ly adverb
- un·muscu·lar adjective
- un·muscu·lar·ly adverb
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of muscular1
Example Sentences
Only occasional attacking moments punctuated overall defensive dominance on both sides - Dallas Goedert's muscular 24-yard touchdown was the highlight for Philadelphia.
The youngsters are fed every two hours and require regular muscular massages to prevent stiffness.
"We had to take him off at half-time with some muscular issues."
There’s a fierceness to the romantic doom of the new “Nosferatu,” a muscular fatalism achingly vulnerable and ferocious, feminine and masculine, both and neither.
A man can be muscular or not, straight or queer, tall or short.
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