athletic

[ ath-let-ik ]

/ æθˈlɛt ɪk /

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adjective

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).

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Origin of athletic

First recorded in 1595–1605; from Latin āthlēticus, from Greek āthlētikós; see athlete, -ic

how to pronounce athletic

See athlete.

OTHER WORDS FROM athletic

ath·let·i·cal·ly, adverbath·let·i·cism

[ath-let-uh-siz-uhm], /æθˈlɛt əˌsɪz əm/, nounnon·ath·let·ic, adjectivenon·ath·let·i·cal·ly, adverb

qua·si-ath·let·ic, adjectivequa·si-ath·let·i·cal·ly, adverbun·ath·let·ic, adjectiveun·ath·let·i·cal·ly, adverb

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How to use athletic in a sentence

There was a lot of positive feedback from people interested in non-gender binary people.
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With all due respect to his athletic skill, Gronkowski is not high on the list of NFL players that elicit carnal thoughts.
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She ultimately ditched JSwipe after about a week and found her current, non-Jewish, boyfriend on OkCupid.
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An atheist counsels his fellow non-believers on how not to talk to people of faith.
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The distinction between over-policing and non-responsiveness was alive and well in Bed-Stuy.
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The expatriated ex-rebels became alarmed by the non-receipt of the indemnity instalment and the news from their homes.
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He also states that the Audiencia is virtually non-existent, and so there is no high court in which justice may be sought.
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De moi, je ne say qu'en dire, d'autant que je ne veux affirmer ny le si ny le non en ce dont je n'ay vidence.
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Certes le capitaine Merveilles et ses gens monstrerent leur pit non vulgaire.
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It teaches you to take your time, or as the Germans call it, it gives you "Ruhe (repose)," the grand sine qua non!
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British Dictionary definitions for athletic

athletic

/ (æθˈlɛtɪk) /

adjective

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 bodySee also somatotype

Derived forms of athletic

athletically, adverbathleticism, noun

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