athletic

  • 1Athletic — may refer to:* An athlete, or sportsperson * Athletic director, a position at many American universities and schools * Athletic type, a physical/psychological type in the classification of Ernst Kretschmer* Athletic of Philadelphia, a baseball… …

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  • 2Athletic — Ath let ic, a. [L. athleticus, Gr. ?. See {Athlete}.] 1. Of or pertaining to athletes or to the exercises practiced by them; as, athletic games or sports. [1913 Webster] 2. Befitting an athlete; strong; muscular; robust; vigorous; as, athletic… …

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  • 3athletic — [adj1] agile; prepared to participate in sports able bodied, active, brawny, energetic, fit, lusty, muscular, powerful, robust, strapping, strong, sturdy, vigorous; concepts 406,489 Ant. unathletic athletic [adj2] relating to sports competitive,… …

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  • 4athletic — 1630s (athletical is from 1590s), pertaining to an athlete, from L. athleticus, from Gk. athletikos, from athletes (see ATHLETE (Cf. athlete)). Meaning strong of body; vigorous; lusty; robust [Johnson, who spells it athletick] is from 1650s …

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  • 5athletic — *muscular, husky, sinewy, brawny, burly Analogous words: *strong, stalwart, sturdy: lusty, *vigorous, strenuous, energetic Contrasted words: frail, fragile, *weak …

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  • 6athletic — ► ADJECTIVE 1) fit and good at sport. 2) relating to athletics. DERIVATIVES athletically adverb athleticism noun …

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  • 7athletic — [ath let′ik] adj. 1. of, like, or proper to athletes or athletics 2. physically strong, fit, skillful, active, etc. 3. former term for MESOMORPHIC (sense 2) athletically adv …

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  • 8athletic — [[t]æθle̱tɪk[/t]] 1) ADJ: ADJ n Athletic means relating to athletes and athletics. They have been given college scholarships purely on athletic ability... Most athletic activities are about individual effort. Derived words: athletically… …

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  • 9athletic — athletically, adv. athleticism /ath let euh siz euhm/, n. /ath let ik/, adj. 1. physically active and strong; good at athletics or sports: an athletic child. 2. of, like, or befitting an athlete. 3. of or pertaining to athletes; involving the use …

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  • 10athletic — ath•let•ic [[t]æθˈlɛt ɪk[/t]] adj. 1) physically active and strong; good at athletics or sports: an athletic child[/ex] 2) of, like, or befitting an athlete 3) of, pertaining to, or involving athletes or their physical skills or capabilities 4)… …

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