muscular
adjective/ˈmʌskjələ(r)/
/ˈmʌskjələr/
- relating to the muscles
- muscular tension/power/tissue
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- (also informal musclyhaving large strong muscles/ˈmʌsli//ˈmʌsli/)
- a muscular body/build/chest
- He was tall, lean and muscular.
Word Originlate 17th cent.: alteration of earlier musculous, in the same sense.
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