athletic
adjective
physically active and strong; good at athletics or sports.
unathletic
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a word derived from
athletic.
Example Sentences
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Eric, bookish and unathletic, grew up in 1920s Vienna.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
The success of the bearded, ass-kicking Ranger marked a stunning reversal of fortune for Norris, who grew up a shy, unathletic child, who "used to daydream about being strong...to beat up the bullies".
From Barron's ● Mar. 20, 2026
I was a resolutely unathletic child, one of my more enduring traits.
From New York Times ● Sep. 5, 2022
At the Sydney Games in 2000, for example, an unathletic character named Fatso the Wombat became a rebuke to the wholesome images of the official mascots.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 18, 2022
In his late thirties, he was an unathletic, sallow little man.
From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy
