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Synonyms
mus·cu·lar (mŭśkyə-lər)

[From Latin mūsculus, muscle; see muscle.]

adjective 

  1. Of, relating to, or consisting of muscle: muscular contraction.
  2. Having well-developed muscles: a muscular build.
  3. Having or suggesting great forcefulness, especially at the expense of subtlety: muscular reasoning that does not bother with the finer points; muscular advocacy groups.

derivatives

muścu·laŕi·ty
noun
muścu·lar·ly
adverb

synonyms:

muscular, athletic, brawny, burly, sinewy These adjectives mean strong and powerfully built: a muscular build; an athletic swimmer; brawny arms; a burly stevedore; a lean and sinewy frame.