What does muscular mean?
Muscular means (relational) Of, relating to, or connected with muscles..
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/ˈmʌs.kjʊl.ə/ · adjective
(relational) Of, relating to, or connected with muscles..
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.
The conservative movement faces real internal contradictions. On the one hand, there is deep skepticism of Washington-based power — think of the tea party and its “Don’t tread on me” bumper stickers. On the other, there is an eager embrace of a muscular view of the presidency for Trump, and before him, George W. Bush and Dick Cheney.
Playing out now, with Florida leading, is one of the most muscular policing movements in modern times.
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Use muscular when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Muscular means (relational) Of, relating to, or connected with muscles..
Common synonyms include athletic, beefy, brawny, husky.
Possible antonyms include pyknic, ectomorphic, endomorphic.
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.
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