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Word entry · 8 letters

muscular

Best crossword clue

"Strong-bodied"

8 letters · collected on this word page

8 lettersPronunciation /ˈmʌs.kjʊl.ə/Part of speech adjectiveSorted aclmrsuuStarts with MEnds with R1 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. Strong, well developed, or related to the muscles.

Word origin

Late 17th century; from muscle (Latin mūsculus) + -ar. Compare French musculaire.

Used in a sentence

  • It was an effort of the mind, of the will, of the nerves; not muscular, for I could not move even so much as my little finger, but none the less mighty for all that.
  • It was a strange figure—like a child: yet not so like a child as like an old man, [...] The arms were very long and muscular; the hands the same, as if its hold were of uncommon strength.
  • Future prime ministers may struggle to replicate the sort of muscular countrywide support that [Narendra] Modi was able to earn.

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