Muscular

Adjective

 * Of, related to, or connected with muscles.
 * 1) * 1912, Edgar Rice Burroughs, A Princess of Mars, chapter 2
 * It was an effort of the mind, of the will, of the nerves; not muscular, for I could not move even so much as my little finger, but none the less mighty for all that.
 * 1) Brawny, having strength.
 * 2) Having large, well-developed muscles.

Synonyms

 * myo-
 * athletic, beefy, brawny, husky, lusty, muscled, muscly, powerful, strapping, strong
 * beefy, brawny, heavily muscled, husky, musclebound, muscled, muscly, powerfully built, well-built

Related terms

 * muscularity
 * musculature

Derived terms

 * most muscular
 * muscular dystrophy

Adverbs for Muscular
amazingly; incredibly; robustly; sturdily; brawnily; athletically; wonderfully; unusually; uncommonly; remarkably; vigorously; powerfully; wirily; admirably; wondrously; soundly; tremendously; invincibly; unbelievably; unconquerably.

Thesaurus
Herculean, able-bodied, athletic, beefy, brawny, broad-shouldered, burly, elastic, fibrous, flexible, husky, mighty, muscle-bound, powerful, resilient, robust, ropy, rugged, sinewy, springy, stalwart, stout, strapping, stringy, strong, sturdy, supple, thewy, thickset, well-built, well-knit, well-set, well-set-up, wiry

Etymology
Borrowed from muscularis: in the 17th century.

Translations

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 * Italian:
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 * French:, musculeux
 * German:
 * Hungarian: izmos
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 * Welsh: gyhyrog


 * Bengali: ,
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 * Hungarian: izmos
 * Russian: мускулистый


 * Serbo-Croatian:
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 * Turkish: kaslı

Adjective

 * 1) muscular

Related terms

 * músculo