English Explanatory Dictionary

muscular

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of, relating to, or connected with muscles.
  2. Brawny, thewy, having strength.
  3. Having large, well-developed muscles.
  4. Robust, strong.
  5. Full-bodied

Pronunciation

/ˈmʌs.kjʊl.ə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-muscular.wav /ˈmʌs.kjə.lɚ/

Word forms

muscular more muscular most muscular

Etymology

Late 17th century; from muscle (Latin mūsculus) + -ar. Compare French musculaire.

Synonyms

athletic beefy brawny husky lusty muscled muscly powerful sinewy strapping strong buff musclebound powerfully built swole well-built vigorous

Related words

musculature musculo- myo-

Derived words

Becker muscular dystrophy bimuscular cardiomuscular corticomuscular cutaneomuscular dermomuscular elastomuscular electromuscular epimuscular epitheliomuscular extramuscular faciomuscular faradomuscular fibromuscular hepatocardiomuscular hypermuscular idiomuscular intermuscular intramuscular ligamentomuscular most muscular muscular Christian muscular Christianity muscular dystrophy muscular endurance muscularity muscularize muscular Judaism muscularly muscularness muscular palate muscular pile muscular stomach nervomuscular neuromuscular nonmuscular osseomuscular osteomuscular overmuscular paramuscular perimuscular premuscular promuscular psychoneuromuscular retromuscular seromuscular skeletomuscular spinal muscular atrophies spinal muscular atrophy submuscular supramuscular tendinomuscular tendomuscular transmuscular trimuscular undermuscular unimuscular unmuscular
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