muscular

mus·cu·lar  (msky-lr)

adj.

1. Of, relating to, or consisting of muscle: muscular contraction.

2. Having well-developed muscles: a muscular build.

3. Having or suggesting great forcefulness, especially at the expense of subtlety: muscular reasoning that does not bother with the finer points; muscular advocacy groups.

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[From Latin msculus, muscle; see muscle.]

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muscu·lari·ty (-lr-t) n.

muscu·lar·ly adv.

Synonyms: muscular, athletic, brawny, burly, sinewy
These adjectives mean strong and powerfully built: a muscular build; an athletic swimmer; brawny arms; a burly stevedore; a lean and sinewy frame.

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muscular

Adjective

1. having well-developed muscles; brawny

2. of or consisting of muscle: great muscular effort is needed

3. forceful or powerful: a muscular account of Schumann's Fourth Symphony

muscularity n

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	muscular - of or relating to or consisting of muscle; "muscular contraction"
	2.	muscular - having a robust muscular body-build characterized by predominance of structures (bone and muscle and connective tissue) developed from the embryonic mesodermal layer mesomorphic anatomy, general anatomy - the branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals
	3.	muscular - having or suggesting great physical power or force; "the muscular and passionate Fifth Symphony" powerful - having great power or force or potency or effect; "the most powerful government in western Europe"; "his powerful arms"; "a powerful bomb"; "the horse's powerful kick"; "powerful drugs"; "a powerful argument"
	4.	muscular - (of a person) possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful; "a hefty athlete"; "a muscular boxer"; "powerful arms" brawny, hefty, sinewy, powerful strong - having strength or power greater than average or expected; "a strong radio signal"; "strong medicine"; "a strong man"

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muscular

adjective strong, powerful, athletic, strapping, robust, vigorous, sturdy, stalwart, husky (informal) beefy (informal) lusty, sinewy, muscle-bound, brawny, powerfully built, thickset, well-knit

Translations

muscular [ˈmʌskjuləʳ] adj → muscular; [person] → musculoso

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muscular [ˈmʌskjuləʳ] muscle adj → musculaire; [person, arm] → musclé(e)

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muscular [ˈmʌskjuləʳ] muscle adj (pain, dystrophy) → Muskel-;

(person, build) → muskulös

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muscular [ˈmʌskjuləʳ] adj → muscolare; [person, arm] → muscoloso/a