acrobatic

[ ak-ruh-bat-ik ]

/ ˌæk rəˈbæt ɪk /

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adjective

of, relating to, or like an acrobat or acrobatics.

having the good balance, agility, and coordination of an acrobat.

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Also ac·ro·bat·i·cal .

Origin of acrobatic

From the Greek word akrobatikós, dating back to 1860–65. See acrobat, -ic

ac·ro·bat·i·cal·ly, adverbsem·i·ac·ro·bat·ic, adjective

A mutation in the RORB gene popped up as a likely suspect for the rabbits’ acrobatic handstands.
These rabbits can’t hop. A gene defect makes them do handstands|Erin Garcia de Jesús|May 12, 2021|Science News For Students
A mutation in the RORB gene popped up as a likely candidate for the rabbits’ acrobatic handstands.
A gene defect may make rabbits do handstands instead of hop|Erin Garcia de Jesús|March 25, 2021|Science News
Many incorporate music, costumes, acrobatics, strength and athleticism.
How break dancing made the leap from ’80s pop culture to the Olympic stage|Rick Maese|February 9, 2021|Washington Post
Animals have no trouble but few machines are this acrobatic.
Are We Wired to Be Outside? - Issue 92: Frontiers|Grigori Guitchounts|November 11, 2020|Nautilus

With acrobatic leaps, Hainan gibbons can cross a great gully carved by a 2014 landslide in the forest on China’s Hainan Island.
A rope bridge restored a highway through the trees for endangered gibbons|Carolyn Wilke|October 19, 2020|Science News
Fresh after Camilla and the cuddly Roo in a blanket, here's Chaz and the acrobatic sheep.
Photo-Special! Charles and the Leaping Sheep|Tom Sykes|November 8, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The Shanghai Acrobatic Troupe feels like the birthplace of this craft.
Gal With a Suitcase: Shanghai|Jolie Hunt|January 7, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Steele was polished and acrobatic in his attempts to address the entire ballroom from his seat on the far end of the dais.
The Race to Run the GOP Gets Even More Ridiculous|Ana Marie Cox|January 6, 2009|DAILY BEAST
For several minutes she did acrobatic stunts at the end of the swaying ladder.
The Flying Reporter|Lewis E. (Lewis Edwin) Theiss
After he had performed sundry acrobatic feats with him, he carried him back to his bed.
Sevenoaks|J. G. Holland
The joyous entr'acte does not take place; the convulsive movements of the wings and the acrobatic postures are suppressed.
More Hunting Wasps|J. Henri Fabre
Again I observe the acrobatic postures, the forehead touching the ground, the hinder part of the body raised.
More Hunting Wasps|J. Henri Fabre
To jurisprudence was left only the empty shell, and a man like Ihering spoke of a circus for dialectico-acrobatic tricks.
Criminal Psychology|Hans Gross