muscled

adjective

mus·​cled ˈmə-səld How to pronounce muscled (audio)
: having muscles especially of a specified kind
often used in combination
hard-muscled arms

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Fighters such as heavyweight world champions Oleksandr Usyk and Daniel Dubois, and super-middleweight champion Canelo Alvarez, walk through the doors of the palatial Old Royal Naval College, tuxedo collars straining atop their muscled necks. Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 24 Apr. 2025 Mike Bibby has never lacked in work ethic, and his muscled build is reflective of a man who never slows down in any task, the weight room included. Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 1 Apr. 2025 Game Abby, originally voiced and acted through performance-capture by Laura Bailey, is a towering, muscled woman, while Dever’s Abby is closer in appearance to Ramsey’s Ellie. EW.com, 3 Feb. 2025 The visual field of each print is almost entirely taken up by spread legs, muscled bellies, erect or semi-erect penises, yielding buttocks, and hands in motion. Richard Meyer, Artforum, 1 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for muscled

Word History

First Known Use

1628, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of muscled was in 1628

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“Muscled.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/muscled. Accessed 11 May. 2025.

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