muscular

Definition

Of, relating to, or connected with muscles.

Etymology

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

Example Sentences

• "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."

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