acrobatic

adjective

ac·​ro·​bat·​ic ˌa-krə-ˈba-tik 

: relating to or suggestive of an acrobat or acrobatics

Over at Jump City: Seattle, however, it's the contestants themselves who are whizzing overhead as they perform gravity-defying acrobatic tricks straight out of "The Matrix."

—Joseph Hudak

: performed with leaps, body contortions, or other maneuvers requiring the great athleticism of an acrobat

In the final seconds of the third quarter, Amari Cooper made an acrobatic catch while staying in bounds.

—Zach Braziller

acrobatically

ˌa-krə-ˈba-ti-k(ə-)lē 

adverb

Reed reached back and acrobatically hauled in the pass.

—Ethan Cadeaux

Examples of acrobatic in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The two have been making acrobatic one-handed grabs this spring, at least during media viewing, and bolstering a deeper and seemingly much-improved receiving corps. —Susan Miller Degnan, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2024

During his tenure, Tilikum performed numerous acrobatic feats for a live audience, guided by steadfast trainers. —Max Bennett, Discover Magazine, 21 Feb. 2024

The 12-minute set was memorably chock full of acrobatic feats, pop music nostalgia, and a brand of theatricality not typically associated with the NFL. —Glamour, 11 Feb. 2024

This class wields a double-bladed magical spear and pulls off some cool acrobatic moves like jumping into the air and slamming the spear into the ground. —George Yang, Variety, 20 Mar. 2024

This cirque show combines acrobatic performance with the art of clowning while exploring fear, identity, recognition and power. —Brittany Delay, The Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2024

Lafreniere scored his 11th goal of the season with 50 seconds remaining in the opening period, snaring his own rebound after Washington netminder Charlie Lindgren made an acrobatic save. —Allan Kreda, USA TODAY, 14 Jan. 2024

Here's how the previous three head coaching rematches in the Super Bowl transpired: Super Bowl 13: Chuck Noll vs. Tom Landry Chuck Noll's Pittsburgh Steelers and Tom Landry's Dallas Cowboys clashed in a dramatic Super Bowl X — best known now for game MVP Lynn Swann's acrobatic catches. —Jim Reineking, USA TODAY, 23 Feb. 2024

What people don’t see on the stage is our hundreds of hours preparations in Tanzania with our acrobatic coach and manager Mr. Winston Ruddle pushing us to be better and better all the time. —Joelle Goldstein, Peoplemag, 20 Feb. 2024

Word History

Etymology

acrobat + -ic entry 1

First Known Use

1838, in the meaning defined above