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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
athletic — [adj1] agile; prepared to participate in sports able bodied, active, brawny, energetic, fit, lusty, muscular, powerful, robust, strapping, strong, sturdy, vigorous; concepts 406,489 Ant. unathletic athletic [adj2] relating to sports competitive,… … New thesaurus
athletic — 1630s (athletical is from 1590s), pertaining to an athlete, from L. athleticus, from Gk. athletikos, from athletes (see ATHLETE (Cf. athlete)). Meaning strong of body; vigorous; lusty; robust [Johnson, who spells it athletick] is from 1650s … Etymology dictionary
athletic — *muscular, husky, sinewy, brawny, burly Analogous words: *strong, stalwart, sturdy: lusty, *vigorous, strenuous, energetic Contrasted words: frail, fragile, *weak … New Dictionary of Synonyms
athletic — ► ADJECTIVE 1) fit and good at sport. 2) relating to athletics. DERIVATIVES athletically adverb athleticism noun … English terms dictionary
athletic — [ath let′ik] adj. 1. of, like, or proper to athletes or athletics 2. physically strong, fit, skillful, active, etc. 3. former term for MESOMORPHIC (sense 2) athletically adv … English World dictionary
athletic — [[t]æθle̱tɪk[/t]] 1) ADJ: ADJ n Athletic means relating to athletes and athletics. They have been given college scholarships purely on athletic ability... Most athletic activities are about individual effort. Derived words: athletically… … English dictionary
athletic — athletically, adv. athleticism /ath let euh siz euhm/, n. /ath let ik/, adj. 1. physically active and strong; good at athletics or sports: an athletic child. 2. of, like, or befitting an athlete. 3. of or pertaining to athletes; involving the use … Universalium
athletic — ath•let•ic [[t]æθˈlɛt ɪk[/t]] adj. 1) physically active and strong; good at athletics or sports: an athletic child[/ex] 2) of, like, or befitting an athlete 3) of, pertaining to, or involving athletes or their physical skills or capabilities 4)… … From formal English to slang
athletic — ath|let|ic [æθˈletık, əθ ] adj 1.) physically strong and good at sport ▪ a tall athletic man 2.) [only before noun] relating to athletics ▪ athletic ability … Dictionary of contemporary English
