mus·cu·lar
(mŭśkyə-lər)
[From Latin mūsculus, muscle; see muscle.]
adjective
- Of, relating to, or consisting of muscle: muscular contraction.
- Having well-developed muscles: a muscular build.
- 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.