gymnastic

American  

[jim-nas-tik] / dʒɪmˈnæs tɪk /

Also gymnastical

adjective

1. of or relating to physical exercises that develop and demonstrate strength, balance, and agility, especially such exercises performed mostly on special equipment.

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gymnastic British  

/ dʒɪmˈnæstɪk /

adjective

1. of, relating to, like, or involving gymnastics

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Other Word Forms

• gymnastically adverb
• ungymnastic adjective

Etymology

Origin of gymnastic

1565–75; < Middle French gymnastique < Latin gymnasticus < Greek gymnastikós, equivalent to gymnáz ( ein ) ( gymnasium ¹ ) + -tikos -tic

Example Sentences

Mitchell, Piece by Piece’s owner, was a gymnastics coach before getting into autism therapy, people who knew her said.

From The Wall Street Journal

“We did some gymnastics together after my guitar lesson the other day,” Luna explains.

From Literature

She has done videos with the No. 5 ranked gymnastics team and No. 7 softball team, where Jaquez spent time last season.

From Los Angeles Times

“It’s really about refining the details and doing things that help us feel great for the weekend and trusting that each weekend your gymnastics is where it needs to be.”

From Los Angeles Times

By then I had dropped gymnastics for dance lessons.

From The Wall Street Journal