MUSCULAR


Meaning of MUSCULAR in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈməs-kyə-lər ]

adjective

Date: 1678

1.

a. : of, relating to, or constituting muscle

b. : of, relating to, or performed by the muscles

2. : having well-developed musculature

3.

a. : of or relating to physical strength : brawny

b. : having strength of expression or character : vigorous

muscular prose

c. : characterized by forcefulness or resolve

muscular foreign policy

d. : full-bodied

muscular wines

• mus·cu·lar·i·ty ˌməs-kyə-ˈla-rə-tē noun

• mus·cu·lar·ly ˈməs-kyə-lər-lē adverb

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.