GYMNASTIC

I. adjective Date: 1574 of or relating to ~s ; athletic , ~ally adverb II. noun Date: 1652 1. plural but singular in construction physical exercises designed to develop strength and coordination, a competitive sport in which individuals perform optional and prescribed acrobatic feats mostly on special apparatus in order to demonstrate strength, balance, and body control, an exercise in intellectual or artistic dexterity , a physical feat or contortion