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

Squirrels’ aerial acrobatics make the rodents masters of the form, a new study suggests.
Squirrels use parkour tricks when leaping from branch to branch|Jonathan Lambert|August 5, 2021|Science News
The argument that fully grown women can’t learn the new acrobatic elements is one of lazy coaches who don’t want to work too hard.
Time For The End Of The Teen Gymnast|Dvora Meyers|July 27, 2021|FiveThirtyEight
The pair also did acrobatic flights together in which “she’d fly up and take food from him in midair” or “he would drop it down to her,” Olear said.
The peregrine falcon mostly disappeared. A lone chick took flight at Harpers Ferry for the first time in 70 years.|Dana Hedgpeth|July 2, 2021|Washington Post
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
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