1.
2.
[syn: acrobatic, athletic, gymnastic]
3. having a sturdy and well proportioned body;
- Example: "an athletic build"
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Athletic \Ath`let"ic\, a. [L. athleticus, Gr. ?. See Athlete.]
1. Of or pertaining to athletes or to the exercises practiced
by them; as, athletic games or sports.
[1913 Webster]
2. Befitting an athlete; strong; muscular; robust; vigorous;
as, athletic Celts. "Athletic soundness." --South. --
Ath*let"ic*al*ly, adv.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
athletic
adj 1: relating to or befitting athletics or athletes; "athletic
facilities"
2: vigorously active; "an acrobatic dance"; "an athletic child";
"athletic playing"; "gymnastic exercises" [syn: acrobatic,
athletic, gymnastic]
3: having a sturdy and well proportioned body; "an athletic
build"
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
24 Moby Thesaurus words for "athletic":
able-bodied, acrobatic, active, agonistic, brawny,
broad-shouldered, burly, energetic, gymnastic, muscle-bound,
muscular, palaestral, sinewy, sporting, sports, strenuous, thewy,
thickset, vigorous, well-built, well-knit, well-set, well-set-up,
wiry