musclebound
Americanadjective
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having enlarged and inelastic muscles, as from excessive exercise.
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rigid; inflexible.
musclebound rules.
Etymology
Origin of musclebound
Example Sentences
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That trend has been further illustrated by his decision to host an MMA competition -- a particularly brutal sport with scantily clad, musclebound men -- at the White House for his 80th birthday on Sunday.
From Barron's ● Jun. 11, 2026
That shifted a little with “Junior,” the 1994 rom-com in which an embryo is implanted into Arnold Schwarzenegger’s musclebound abdominal cavity.
From New York Times ● Aug. 5, 2022
“Exploring nature. Enjoying home!” gushes one Facebook post above a photo of a musclebound guy on a mountaintop wearing Resistend-branded sportswear, one of the Nibelung tournament’s sponsors.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 24, 2021
In 2019, with the world in the grip of nostalgic strongmen, it makes sense that cinema would offer us the twin returns of Rambo and the Terminator, musclebound relics of the cold war 1980s.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 12, 2019
It’s nearly dark when Werner is delivered to a musclebound captain dining alone on a sofa that consists of a wooden frame and springs.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
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