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See more synonyms for athletic on Thesaurus.com physically active and strong; good at athletics or sports: an athletic child. of, like, or befitting an athlete . of or relating to athletes ; involving the use of physical skills or capabilities, as strength, agility, or stamina: athletic sports; athletic training. for athletics : an athletic field. Psychology (of a physical type) having a sturdy build or well-proportioned body structure. Compare asthenic(def 2) , pyknic(def 1) . Show More
Origin of athletic 1595–1605; <
Latin āthlēticus <
Greek āthlētikós. See
athlete ,
-ic Related forms ath·let·i·cal·ly , adverb ath·let·i·cism [ath-let -uh -siz-uh m] /æθˈlɛt əˌsɪz əm/ noun non·ath·let·ic , adjective non·ath·let·i·cal·ly , adverb qua·si-ath·let·ic , adjective qua·si-ath·let·i·cal·ly , adverb un·ath·let·ic , adjective un·ath·let·i·cal·ly , adverb Dictionary.com Unabridged
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Related Words for athletic vigorous ,
energetic ,
powerful ,
muscular ,
active ,
robust ,
strong ,
competitive ,
recreational ,
able-bodied ,
brawny ,
fit ,
lusty ,
strapping ,
sturdy ,
sporting ,
team ,
contesting Examples from the Web for athletic Contemporary Examples of athletic With all due respect to his athletic skill, Gronkowski is not high on the list of NFL players that elicit carnal thoughts.
He is an immensely talented quarterback who has dedicated his entire life to athletic excellence and discipline.
The athletic community was putting pressure on him to say that he was pro-Olympics and pro-athletes.
Horace was athletic and clever, known, probably apocryphally, as the fastest cotton picker in Clay County.
Princess Charlene of Monaco, the athletic , South African bride of Prince Albert, is also with child.
Historical Examples of athletic He was an athletic man, and the indolence of camp life did not suit him as it did Yates.
"Why, you've been made an honorary member of the athletic committee," Ned went on.
On their right and left pressed the men, an athletic , hearty, well-fed gang.
It lacks the neatness, the athletic movement of Paine's English.
You never were in the athletic set, and so it is possible that you don't.
British Dictionary definitions for athletic physically fit or strong; muscular or active of, relating to, or suitable for an athlete or for athletics of or relating to a person with a muscular and well-proportioned body See also somatotype Show More
Derived Forms athletically , adverb athleticism , noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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Word Origin and History for athletic adj. 1630s (athletical is from 1590s), "pertaining to an athlete," from Latin athleticus , from Greek athletikos , from athletes (see athlete ). Meaning "strong of body; vigorous; lusty; robust" [Johnson, who spells it athletick ] is from 1650s.
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