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muscular

[ muhs-kyuh-ler ]
/ ˈmʌs kyə lər /
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Origin of muscular

1675–85; <Latin mĆ«scul(us) muscle + -ar1

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British Dictionary definitions for muscular

muscular
/ (ˈmʌskjʊlə) /

adjective
having well-developed muscles; brawny
of, relating to, or consisting of muscle

Derived forms of muscular

muscularity (ˌmʌskjʊˈlĂŠrÉȘtÉȘ), nounmuscularly, adverb

Word Origin for muscular

C17: from New Latin muscularis, from musculus muscle
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