muscular
adjective
mus·cu·lar
ˈmə-skyə-lər 
2
: having well-developed musculature
3
a
: of or relating to physical strength : brawny
b
: having strength of expression or character : vigorous
muscular prose
c
: characterized by forcefulness or resolve
muscular foreign policy
d
: full-bodied
muscular wines
Examples of muscular in a Sentence
He has a muscular physique.
His legs are very muscular.
Recent Examples on the Web
Specifically, a widowmaker heart attack affects blood flow to a major portion of the left ventricle, the most muscular and powerful of the heart's four chambers.
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Christopher Lee, Verywell Health, 10 Oct. 2024
In many of these songs, the bassline is the true star, svelte and muscular like an Olympic athlete.
—Elias Leight, Billboard, 9 Oct. 2024
Though this streamlined version is more muscular, some of the playwright’s cuts have unbalanced his structure: the main dramatic pivot rests on the show’s wobbliest scene, and grownup Joan’s late-play entrance cues a series of diminishing returns.
—Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 3 Oct. 2024
Man and Woman #2 (1960), for example, shows a muscular arm cradling a female head, her eyes appearing to bulge because of the dark makeup applied around her lids.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 2 Oct. 2024
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Christopher Lee, Verywell Health, 10 Oct. 2024
In many of these songs, the bassline is the true star, svelte and muscular like an Olympic athlete.
—Elias Leight, Billboard, 9 Oct. 2024
Though this streamlined version is more muscular, some of the playwright’s cuts have unbalanced his structure: the main dramatic pivot rests on the show’s wobbliest scene, and grownup Joan’s late-play entrance cues a series of diminishing returns.
—Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 3 Oct. 2024
Man and Woman #2 (1960), for example, shows a muscular arm cradling a female head, her eyes appearing to bulge because of the dark makeup applied around her lids.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 2 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for muscular
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“Muscular.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/muscular. Accessed 25 Oct. 2024.
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muscular
adjective
mus·cu·lar
ˈməs-kyə-lər
1
a
: of, relating to, or being muscle
b
: performed by the muscles
2
: having well-developed muscles : strong
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