musclebound

American  

[muhs-uhl-bound] / ˈmʌs əlˌbaʊnd /

adjective

1. having enlarged and inelastic muscles, as from excessive exercise.

2. rigid; inflexible.

   musclebound rules.

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Etymology

Origin of musclebound

First recorded in 1875–80; muscle + -bound ¹

Example Sentences

Ron Ely, the tall, musclebound actor who played the title character in the 1960s NBC TV series “Tarzan,” has died, his daughter says.

From Los Angeles Times

Squeezed into tightfitting Lycra costumes, they have been wielding oversized pugil sticks, running around floating scaffolds and chasing only slightly less musclebound members of the public up walls, in front of a cheering crowd.

From New York Times

He talked of an accelerating “African awakening,” of a resolve to “fight our own battles,” of a refusal to be banished to the children’s table while the musclebound great powers of the 20th century moved chess pieces around the board.

From Seattle Times

He has limited screen time now — the heaviest lifting is done by the writer-producer-performers Ike Barinholtz, Nick Kroll and Wanda Sykes — but he is responsible for the show’s first sight gag, in which he’s digitally altered into a young, musclebound hunk.

From New York Times

That style distinguished him for much of his career from monosyllabic, musclebound action stars like Arnold Schwarzenegger or Jean-Claude Van Damme, and it has always been integral to his appeal: Hamill said he was struck by it the first time they acted together.

From New York Times