muscular

muscular is a 8-letter English word with 7 senses as adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Of or pertaining to a muscle, or to a system of muscles; consisting of, or constituting, a muscle or muscles; as, muscular fiber. Face value is 12 in Scrabble and 17 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

8 letters · Scrabble 12 · Words With Friends 17 · 7 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. Of or pertaining to a muscle, or to a system of muscles; consisting of, or constituting, a muscle or muscles; as, muscular fiber.
2. adjective. Performed by, or dependent on, a muscle or the muscles.
3. adjective. Well furnished with muscles; having well-developed muscles; brawny; hence, strong; powerful; vigorous; as, a muscular body or arm.
4. adjective. having a robust muscular body-build characterized by predominance of structures (bone and muscle and connective tissue) developed from the embryonic mesodermal layer

   Synonyms: mesomorphic

5. adjective. having or suggesting great physical power or force

   "the muscular and passionate Fifth Symphony"

6. adjective. (of a person) possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful

   "a hefty athlete"

   "a muscular boxer"

   Synonyms: brawny, hefty, powerful, sinewy

7. adjective. of or relating to or consisting of muscle

   "muscular contraction"

Synonyms

mesomorphic, brawny, hefty, powerful, sinewy

Common word forms

muscularly, muscularity, muscularize

Words from these letters

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