muscular

muscular
muscularity, n.muscularly, adv.
/mus"kyeuh leuhr/, adj.
1. of or pertaining to muscle or the muscles: muscular strain.
2. dependent on or affected by the muscles: muscular strength.
3. having well-developed muscles; brawny.
4. vigorously and forcefully expressed, executed, performed, etc., as if by the use of a great deal of muscular power: a muscular response to terrorism.
5. broad and energetic, esp. with the implication that subtlety and grace are lacking: a muscular style.
6. reflected in physical activity and work: a muscular religion.
7. Informal. having or showing power; powerful: a muscular vehicle.
[1675-85; < L muscul(us) MUSCLE + -AR1]
Syn. 3. sinewy; strong, powerful; stalwart, sturdy.

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  • Muscular — Mus cu*lar, a. [Cf. F. musculaire. See {Muscle}.] 1. Of or pertaining to a muscle, or to a system of muscles; consisting of, or constituting, a muscle or muscles; as, muscular fiber. [1913 Webster] Great muscular strength, accompanied by much… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • muscular — verbo intransitivo,tr.,prnl. 1. Adquirir (una persona) volumen o fuerza muscular en [una parte del cuerpo]: Un amigo le aconsejó muscular se porque estaba muy delgado. Todas las tardes en el gimnasio hace ejercicios para muscular el abdomen.… …   Diccionario Salamanca de la Lengua Española

  • muscular — MUSCULÁR, Ă, musculari, e, adj. Care aparţine muşchilor2 (1), privitor la muşchi2. [var.: muşchiulár, ă adj.] – Din fr. musculaire. Trimis de ana zecheru, 14.11.2006. Sursa: DEX 98  musculár adj. m., pl. musculári; …   Dicționar Român

  • muscular — (adj.) 1680s, pertaining to muscles, from L. musculus (see MUSCLE (Cf. muscle) (n.)) + AR (Cf. ar). Earlier in same sense was musculous (early 15c.). Meaning having well developed muscles is from 1736. Muscular Christianity (1857) is originally… …   Etymology dictionary

  • muscular — muscular, brawny, sinewy, athletic, burly, husky are applied to persons in the sense of strong and powerful in build or physique. Muscular implies well developed, but not overdeveloped, muscles and, usually, a stalwart build {hard exercise . ..… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • muscular — Se conjuga como: amar Infinitivo: Gerundio: Participio: muscular musculando musculado     Indicativo   presente imperfecto pretérito futuro condicional yo tú él, ella, Ud. nosotros vosotros ellos, ellas, Uds. musculo musculas muscula musculamos… …   Wordreference Spanish Conjugations Dictionary

  • Muscular — (v. lat.), die Muskeln betreffend, in Bewegung setzend; daher Muscularität (Muscularkraft), das selbständige, den Muskeln zuständige Vermögen. Muscularunruhe (Convulsibilität), eine allgemeine Neigung zum Verziehen u. zu lebhafter Bewegung der… …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Muscular — Muscular, die Muskeln betreffend; M. ität, Muskelkraft …   Herders Conversations-Lexikon

  • muscular — 1. relativo o perteneciente al músculo. 2. característico de una musculatura bien desarrollada. Diccionario Mosby Medicina, Enfermería y Ciencias de la Salud, Ediciones Hancourt, S.A. 1999 …   Diccionario médico

  • muscular — index powerful Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • muscular — adj. 2 g. 1. Relativo a músculo. 2. Constituído por músculo.   ‣ Etimologia: músculo + ar …   Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa

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