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muscular

adjective

Simple meaning

Having large, well-developed muscles.

Pronunciation

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muhskyuhler

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ˈmʌskjəlɚ

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Definition

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adjective

  1. Having large, well-developed muscles.

  2. Having a robust muscular body-build characterized by predominance of structures (bone and muscle and connective tissue) developed from the embryonic mesodermal layer

  3. relational

    Of, relating to, or connected with muscles.

  4. Brawny, thewy, having strength.

  5. figurative

    Robust, strong.

  6. Full-bodied

Word at a Glance

Difficulty
B2 · Upper Intermediate
Frequency
Moderately Common
Typical Use
Neutral / general English

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  • “Muscular contraction.”adjective

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Having large, well-developed muscles

muscular dystrophymuscular tissue

Other combinations

muscular systemmuscular contractionmuscular activitymuscular strengthmuscular actionmuscular atrophy

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Compound terms

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  • muscular dystrophynounCompound term

    Any of several hereditary diseases of the muscular system characterized by weakness and wasting of skeletal muscles.

  • muscular tissuenounCompound term

    Animal tissue consisting predominantly of contractile cells.

  • muscular tonusnounCompound term

    Normal tonicity of the muscles.

  • muscular structurenounCompound term

    The muscular system of an organism.

  • muscular contractionnounCompound term

    A shortening or tensing of a part or organ (especially of a muscle or muscle fiber).

  • limb-girdle muscular dystrophynounCompound term

    An autosomal recessive form of muscular dystrophy that appears anywhere from late childhood to middle age.

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Synonyms

Sense: having large or well-developed muscles

athletic

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