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"athletic" is also used as a crossword clue. If that's what you saw, the answer is often sporty (6 letters).
Definitions
Strong, active, or related to sports.
Word origin
Borrowed from Middle French athletique and Latin āthlēticus, from Ancient Greek ἀθλητικός (athlētikós, “relating to an athlete”), from ἀθλητής (athlētḗs, “athlete”): equivalent to athlete + -ic. For more, see athlete.
Used in a sentence
“Are you a member of the American Athletic Association?”
“Since you're such an athletic person, you may wish to consider joining.”
“An athletic kid from New Jersey, Fischer was known as a bold risk taker — they called him “the fallingest man in climbing” — until an old-school cragger taught him the Zen of controlled ascent.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Sporty”8 letters
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