unmuscledadj.
/(ˌ)ʌnˈmʌsld/, U.S. /ˌənˈməs(ə)ld/ Lacking in muscle (literal and figurative).
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unmuscled1751
1751 S. Richardson Clarissa (ed. 3) VI. lxxvi. 326 Distended their parched mouths!—Sunk their unmuscled cheeks!—Dropt their under-jaws!
1873 Austral. Jrnl. Dec. 231/2 There was firmly-eyed Faith, not an unmuscled Fear.
1921 St. Nicholas Apr. 531/2 The limbs were extremely long and ungainly, and the small body, a formless mass of soft, unmuscled flesh.
1992 J. Meek Last Orders 94 Too many pale unmuscled people who did not like the fresh air and exercise.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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