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Word entry · 8 letters

athletic

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"Sporty"

8 letters · collected on this word page

8 lettersPronunciation /æθˈlɛt.ɪk/Part of speech adjectiveSorted acehilttStarts with AEnds with C1 cluesVery common crossword word
1A2T3H4L5E6T7I8C

Definitions

  1. 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.

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