Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Suffering from a loss of elasticity of the muscles, with increase in bulk, a condition which sometimes results from overtraining.
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- adjective Alternative form of
musclebound .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective having stiff muscles as the result of excessive exercise
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Examples
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Of course, there is the added bonus of playing a King versus just the father of a muscle-bound barbarian.
Mickey Rourke in Talks for CONAN and WAR OF THE GODS – Collider.com 2010
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When I read about some young women working herself up into a tizzy about whether or not a toothsome hunk of muscle-bound manhood might lead her down the aisle, I just want to advise her to pay close attention to the cleanliness or otherwise of his apartment and his relationship to his mother.
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Ironically, few women of any age find muscle-bound guys attractive.
Michael Boblett: Exercise for Life -- Not Looks! Michael Boblett 2011
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(The TV show isn't far off in their depiction muscle-bound guidos out cruising for chicks, and failing that, a fight).
Chris Manthey: What Secrets Don't the Fish Oil Supplement Makers Want You to Know? Chris Manthey 2010
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Indeed, the muscle-bound look isn't even cosmetic.
Michael Boblett: Exercise for Life -- Not Looks! Michael Boblett 2011
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Indeed, the muscle-bound look isn't even cosmetic.
Michael Boblett: Exercise for Life -- Not Looks! Michael Boblett 2011
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The company added that the sexual content was shown in an "exaggerated, non-realistic way" to send up the main character who was a "1980s, muscle-bound, ultra-macho figure of fun".
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Starring the unimpressive, muscle-bound Hawaiian Jason Momoa as Conan, it begins with his warrior father delivering him by Caesarian section using a dagger on his dying wife during a fierce battle.
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"It's no coincidence that protagonists from '80s-era, Reagan-era games are these testosterone, muscle-bound rah-rah characters," he said.
A conversation with video game exhibition curator Chris Melissinos 2011
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Ironically, few women of any age find muscle-bound guys attractive.
Michael Boblett: Exercise for Life -- Not Looks! Michael Boblett 2011
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