Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- adj. Of or befitting athletics or athletes.
- adj. Characterized by or involving physical activity or exertion; active: an athletic lifestyle; an athletic child.
- adj. Physically strong and well-developed; muscular: an actor with an athletic build. See Synonyms at muscular.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- Pertaining to athletes or to the exercises practised by them: as, athletic sports. Hence Strong; robust; vigorous; physically powerful and active.
- n. An athlete.
Wiktionary
- adj. not comparable having to do with athletes
- adj. physically active
- adj. having a muscular, well developed body, being in shape
- adj. An attribute of a motion or play which requires fine physical ability
GNU Webster's 1913
- adj. Of or pertaining to athletes or to the exercises practiced by them.
- adj. Befitting an athlete; strong; muscular; robust; vigorous.
WordNet 3.0
- adj. having a sturdy and well proportioned body
- adj. relating to or befitting athletics or athletes
- adj. vigorously active
Examples
“Organizer Amanda Hoffman says this is a celebration of the breed, which she describes as athletic, intelligent and a little goofy.”
“I would never use drugs to help me in athletic competition.”
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“Before Tuesday's event began, female college and Olympic athletes led groups of girls in athletic activities, including soccer drills, passing volleyballs, shooting baskets and doing cheerleading lifts.”
“From the perspective of a culture immersed in athletic doping wars, the use of such drugs may seem like cheating.”
“They are also very agile and do very well in athletic competitions.”
“The increase in athletic expenses has run counter to trends in many state appropriations, data show.”
“Focus involves the ability to concentrate on those things that help you perform your best, shift focus when the demands of the situation change, and avoid distractions that are ever present in athletic arena.”
The Huffington Post: Dr. Jim Taylor: Prime Sport Alert!: Prime Sport Mental Pyramid
“On another level, the nations replace war with sport, competing against one another in athletic contests rather than military ones.”
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“An NCAA panel is reviewing the recent proliferation in athletic department employees.”
Rising salaries of coaches force colleges to seek budget patch
“Altogether, over the last five years, the university has covered $43 million in athletic expenses while student fees have covered $21 million.”
Rising salaries of coaches force colleges to seek budget patch
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘athletic’.
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G[r]eek
A collection of words found in English that are either purely Greek or have Greek etymology.
Please add with caution and certainty. Will be regularly updated by me.etymology, philosophy, laconic, disharmony, patriarchic, archaic, phlogiston, aether, aeon, angel, arachnid, rhythm and 346 more...
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SPOR - Olympic glossary
hurdle, tempo, consortium, caption, mutual understanding, jury, radio, javelin, extra time, boxing, Lander, European and 521 more...
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I am : physical
Describing appearance and physique. More quantitative than qualitative/comparative. Can be used to sum a person up one-wordedly. (Still working on the definition of what I want in this list.)
handsome, beautiful, pretty, comely, ugly, rugged, buxom, buff, chiseled, svelte, lithe, portly and 35 more...
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Basic English Vocabulary
Very basic words for ESL students.
contemplate, container, consumer, consultant, consensus, conscious, conscience, connection, confusion, confront, conflict, confident and 4334 more...
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junestag's Words
postmodernism, cat, fish, rabbit, dell, coffee, elearning, mazda, php, mysql, flash, blogger and 755 more...
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The things they carried (List 2)
Listening to this as an audio book for the second time. Tim O'Brien uses simple words and phrases to great effect. Very few unfamilar and big words . The writing style reminds me of words from Joh...
The, Things, They, Carried, meant, fond, By necessity,, presented to him, far beyond, against the brick..., reaching, taut and 2940 more...
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April 1st, 2013 A
My A words for the A-Z challenge.
acidic, atheist, athletic, aesthetic, arbitrary, abattoir, anachronistic, anchor, angry, angst, angelic, animosity and 10 more...
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How Are You Today? Vocabulary
Vocabulary list for my book.
athletic, Boisterous, bored, brave, chummy, eager, feisty, mischievous, nervous, playful, compete, satisfied and 5 more...
Tweets
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