Athletic

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Of or befitting athletics or athletes.
  • adj. Characterized by or involving physical activity or exertion; active: an athletic lifestyle; an athletic child.
  • adj. Physically strong and well-developed; muscular: an actor with an athletic build. See Synonyms at muscular.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. having to do with athletes
  • adj. physically active
  • adj. having a muscular, well developed body, being in shape
  • adj. An attribute of a motion or play which requires fine physical ability
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Of or pertaining to athletes or to the exercises practiced by them.
  • adj. Befitting an athlete; strong; muscular; robust; vigorous.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Pertaining to athletes or to the exercises practised by them: as, athletic sports. Hence Strong; robust; vigorous; physically powerful and active.
  • n. An athlete.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. having a sturdy and well proportioned body
  • adj. relating to or befitting athletics or athletes
  • adj. vigorously active
  • Equivalent
    mesomorphic    muscular    active   
    Cross Reference
    strong   
    Form
    athletics    unathletic   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    strong    muscular    robust    vigorous   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Peripatetic    acetic    aesthetic    alphabetic    anesthetic    apathetic    apologetic    arithmetic    ascetic    cosmetic   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    muscular    manly    lithe    robust    healthy    artistic    masculine    military    agile    good-looking