Meaning of muscular | Babel Free
ˈmʌs.kjʊl.əDefinitions
- muscular (having well-developed muscles)
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Of, relating to, or connected with muscles. relational
- drunk (inebriated)
- Brawny, thewy, having strength.
- Having large, well-developed muscles.
- knackered; tired; exhausted; shattered; sick; fed up
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Robust, strong. figuratively
- past participle of mamar
- Full-bodied
Equivalents
العربية
عضلي
Cymraeg
cyhyrog
Eesti
lihaseline
Suomi
lihaksikas
Galego
muscular
Magyar
izmos
Íslenska
vöðvamikill
日本語
むきむき
Latina
torōsus
Te Reo Māori
pakari
Română
musculos
Slovenčina
svalový
Slovenščina
mišičen
Türkçe
kaslı
Examples
“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.”
“It was a strange figure—like a child: yet not so like a child as like an old man, [...] The arms were very long and muscular; the hands the same, as if its hold were of uncommon strength.”
“Future prime ministers may struggle to replicate the sort of muscular countrywide support that [Narendra] Modi was able to earn.”
“The conservative movement faces real internal contradictions. On the one hand, there is deep skepticism of Washington-based power — think of the tea party and its “Don’t tread on me” bumper stickers. On the other, there is an eager embrace of a muscular view of the presidency for Trump, and before him, George W. Bush and Dick Cheney.”
“Playing out now, with Florida leading, is one of the most muscular policing movements in modern times.”
“muscular wine”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
See also
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