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单词 muscularly
释义

muscular

adjective

mus·​cu·​lar ˈmə-skyə-lər How to pronounce muscular (audio)
1
a
: of, relating to, or constituting muscle
b
: of, relating to, or performed by the muscles
2
: having well-developed musculature
3
a
: of or relating to physical strength : brawny
b
: having strength of expression or character : vigorous
muscular prose
c
: characterized by forcefulness or resolve
muscular foreign policy
d
: full-bodied
muscular wines
muscularity
ˌmə-skyə-ˈla-rə-tē How to pronounce muscular (audio)
-ˈler-ə-tē
noun
muscularly
ˈməs-kyə-lər-lē How to pronounce muscular (audio)
adverb

Synonyms

  • brawny
  • sinewy
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Example Sentences

He has a muscular physique. His legs are very muscular.
Recent Examples on the Web At 6 feet, 192 pounds, Jefferson is muscular as wide receivers go. Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Sep. 2022 After x-rays, she was told her injuries were muscular and was sent home to recuperate. James Freeman, WSJ, 30 Aug. 2022 There had been muscular women in tennis before Serena; Martina Navratilova immediately comes to mind for revolutionizing a new kind of no-frills fitness and power that made her one of the best to ever play the game. Christine Brennan, USA TODAY, 31 Aug. 2022 Corden replied incredulously about the famously muscular actor. Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 24 Aug. 2022 The next day, video near a restaurant caught a muscular man sucker-punching another man, leaving him in a coma. Daniel Henninger, WSJ, 24 Aug. 2022 But that wishful thinking has come up against muscular rhetoric from Federal Reserve officials, and the reality that policymakers will be wary of declaring victory prematurely. Julia Horowitz, CNN, 23 Aug. 2022 Joshua Cooper, 28, lives in Little Falls, New Jersey, and has Type 2 spinal muscular atrophy, a genetic neuromuscular disorder that impacts motor skills. Char Adams, NBC News, 22 Aug. 2022 The Russian show illustrated the story with clips of Mr. Herrington wearing only Speedo-like briefs and wrestling with another muscular, similarly clad man in a locker room. New York Times, 21 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1670, in the meaning defined at sense 1b

Kids Definition

muscular

adjective

mus·​cu·​lar ˈmə-skyə-lər How to pronounce muscular (audio)
1
: of, relating to, or done by the muscles
muscular strength
muscular activity
2
: having large and strong muscles
muscular legs
a muscular athlete

Medical Definition

muscular

adjective

mus·​cu·​lar ˈməs-kyə-lər How to pronounce muscular (audio)
1
a
: of, relating to, or constituting muscle
b
: of, relating to, or performed by the muscles
2
: having well-developed musculature

muscularly

adverb

as in strongly
in a vigorous and forceful manner the driving rhythms and dramatic crescendos of the muscularly played final movement brought concertgoers to their feet

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • strongly
  • vigorously
  • forcibly
  • powerfully
  • hard
  • fiercely
  • firmly
  • forcefully
  • energetically
  • vehemently
  • sturdily
  • explosively
  • dynamically
  • stoutly
  • stiffly
  • strenuously
  • fast
  • eagerly
  • violently
  • roundly
  • sharply
  • mightily
  • robustly
  • like gangbusters
  • actively
  • intensively
  • crisply
  • with a vengeance
  • intently
  • with might and main
  • rigidly
  • aggressively
  • steadily
  • vivaciously
  • solidly
  • briskly
  • smartly
  • surely
  • spiritedly
  • resolutely
  • emphatically
  • potently
  • determinedly
  • purposefully
  • to beat the band
  • roughshod
  • soundly
  • decidedly
  • lustily
  • animatedly
  • assertively
  • gamely
  • steadfastly
  • squarely
  • snappily
  • heartily
  • fixedly
  • manfully
  • spunkily
  • hammer and tongs
  • directly

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • weakly
  • feebly
  • delicately
  • gently
  • softly
  • faintly
  • shakily
  • lazily
  • frailly
  • languidly
  • halfheartedly
  • ineffectively
  • bloodlessly
  • lamely
  • ineffectually
  • listlessly
  • uncertainly
  • impotently
  • spinelessly
  • nervelessly
  • spiritlessly
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