muscular
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.
Origin of muscular
1Other words for muscular
Other words from muscular
- mus·cu·lar·i·ty, noun
- mus·cu·lar·ly, adverb
- in·ter·mus·cu·lar, adjective
- in·ter·mus·cu·lar·ly, adverb
- in·ter·mus·cu·lar·i·ty, noun
- non·mus·cu·lar, adjective
- non·mus·cu·lar·ly, adverb
- post·mus·cu·lar, adjective
- sub·mus·cu·lar, adjective
- sub·mus·cu·lar·ly, adverb
- un·mus·cu·lar, adjective
- un·mus·cu·lar·ly, adverb
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How to use muscular in a sentence
Once the mini-brain and spinal cord formed their double-decker ice cream scoop, the team overlaid them onto a layer of muscle cells—cultured separately into a human-like muscular structure.
Meet Assembloids, Mini Human Brains With Muscles Attached | Shelly Fan | January 12, 2021 | Singularity HubWhen positioned correctly they can help support your arms which, in turn, means less pressure on the muscular system of the neck and shoulders.
Best office chair: Get comfy, stay productive with our office furniture picks | PopSci Commerce Team | January 11, 2021 | Popular-ScienceIt requires extreme cardiovascular fitness, endurance, full-body muscular strength, speed, and coordination—often in harsh winter conditions.
Jessie Diggins's Killer 8-Minute Core Workout | Hayden Carpenter | October 30, 2020 | Outside OnlineThis updated subcompact is lower and wider than the previous model, giving it a more muscular stance.
China’s increasing control over the flow of information, its muscular geopolitical policies, and the success of its tech firms will all push us toward greater fracturing of the Internet.
The Chinese and U.S. Internets are drifting apart. Why that’s bad for the whole world | jakemeth | August 21, 2020 | Fortune
What these men do have is a muscular hold on popular disgust with religious extremism.
Karen Armstrong’s New Rule: Religion Isn’t Responsible for Violence | Patricia Pearson | October 29, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTFor instance, in active REM sleep, breathing and pulse may be irregular, and small muscular twitches are common.
The Tracker That Might Actually Help You Sleep Better | DailyBurn | October 17, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIn the first, we met two muscular young men, almost naked and smeared with a blood-like substance.
He landed on his hands and feet like some huge, muscular cat.
The Flying New York Fireman Who Shined on 9/11 | Michael Daly | September 11, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTSeveral muscular drivers with massive chains around their necks surround a young port official, demanding he call an ambulance.
It is much easier to strike quickly than slowly, but practice in the slow movement will develop both muscular and nervous power.
Music-Study in Germany | Amy FayRounded scybalous masses are common in habitual constipation, and indicate atony of the muscular coat of the intestine.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis | James Campbell ToddThe women, likewise, are very tall, but too muscular—they might even be termed unwieldy.
A Woman's Journey Round the World | Ida PfeifferHis mantle raised at the shoulder disclosed a muscular arm covered with circlets of gold.
Honey-Bee | Anatole FranceThe inside is pale purplish-brown, with a yellowish-white muscular impression.
British Dictionary definitions for muscular
/ (ˈmʌskjʊlə) /
having well-developed muscles; brawny
of, relating to, or consisting of muscle
Origin of muscular
1Derived forms of muscular
- muscularity (ˌmʌskjʊˈlærɪtɪ), noun
- muscularly, adverb
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