muscularity

[muhs-kyuh-ler]

mus·cu·lar

[muhs-kyuh-ler]
adjective
1.
of or pertaining to muscle or the muscles: muscular strain.
2.
dependent on or affected by the muscles: muscular strength.
3.
having well-developed muscles; brawny.
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.
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6.
reflected in physical activity and work: a muscular religion.
7.
Informal. having or showing power; powerful: a muscular vehicle.
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Origin:
1675–85; < Latin mūscul(us) muscle + -ar1

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
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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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3. sinewy; strong, powerful; stalwart, sturdy.

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World English Dictionary
muscular (ˈmʌskjʊlə)
 
adj
1.  having well-developed muscles; brawny
2.  of, relating to, or consisting of muscle
 
[C17: from New Latin muscularis, from musculusmuscle]
 
muscularity
 
n
 
'muscularly
 
adv

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muscularity mus·cu·lar·i·ty (mŭs'kyə-lār'ĭ-tē)
n.
The state or condition of having well-developed muscles.

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