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muscular

[ muhs-kyuh-ler ]

adjective

  1. of or relating to muscle or the muscles:

    muscular strain.

  2. dependent on or affected by the muscles:

    muscular strength.

  3. having well-developed muscles; brawny.

    Synonyms: , , , ,

  4. vigorously and forcefully expressed, executed, performed, etc., as if by the use of a great deal of muscular power:

    a muscular response to terrorism.

  5. broad and energetic, especially with the implication that subtlety and grace are lacking:

    a muscular style.

  6. reflected in physical activity and work:

    a muscular religion.

  7. Informal. having or showing power; powerful:

    a muscular vehicle.



muscular

/ ˈmʌskjʊlə; ˌmʌskjʊˈlærɪtɪ /

adjective

  1. having well-developed muscles; brawny
  2. of, relating to, or consisting of muscle
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈܱܲ, adverb
  • muscularity, noun
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ܲc·i·ٲ noun
  • ܲc·· adverb
  • t·ܲc· adjective
  • inter·ܲc·· adverb
  • inter·ܲc·i·ٲ noun
  • ԴDz·ܲc· adjective
  • non·ܲc·· adverb
  • Dz·ܲc· adjective
  • ܲ·ܲc· adjective
  • sub·ܲc·· adverb
  • ܲ·ܲc· adjective
  • un·ܲc·· adverb
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of muscular1

1675–85; < Latin ūܱ ( us ) muscle + -ar 1
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of muscular1

C17: from New Latin muscularis, from musculus muscle
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On Wednesday, Murs shared a photo of a Daily Mail article dissecting his transformation from having a "huggable dad bod" to a more muscular physique.

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“The cut’s deep. The doctor here basically told me if I wasn’t so muscular, I might be dead or paralyzed,” Pham told reporters a few months later at spring training.

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If I avoid looking into a mirror and take a bite, I am my nineteen year old self — sun bleached locks framing my face, leaner and more muscular — always somewhere close to a water’s edge.

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It was a stance that the Rev. Munther Isaac, a Lutheran pastor in Bethlehem, saw as a counterweight to the muscular brand of conservative Christianity increasingly dominating U.S. discourse on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

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That was the muscular foreign policy promoted by the cold warriors and neoconservatives.

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