different between musclebound vs muscular

English

Alternative forms

• muscle-bound

Etymology

muscle +? bound

Adjective

musclebound (comparative more musclebound, superlative most musclebound)

1. Having pronounced muscle development through weightlifting, bodybuilding, or other physical exercise.
2. (derogatory) Having excessive muscle (sometimes with implications of correspondingly inferior intellect).
3. (figuratively) Ungainly as a result of muscle over-development.

Translations

See also

• musclesome

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin or New Latin m?scul?ris in the 17th century.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?m?s.kj?.l?/, /?m?s.kj?.l?/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?m?s.kj?.l?/, /?m?s.kju.l?/

Adjective

muscular (comparative more muscular, superlative most muscular)

1. Of, relating to, or connected with muscles.
2. Brawny, thewy, having strength.

   Synonyms: athletic, beefy, brawny, husky, lusty, muscled, muscly, powerful, strapping, strong
3. Having large, well-developed muscles.

   Synonyms: beefy, brawny, buff, husky, musclebound, muscled, muscly, powerfully built, swole, well-built

4. (figuratively) Robust, strong.

Derived terms

Related terms

Translations

See also

• myo-

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin or New Latin m?scul?ris

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /mus.ku?la/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /mus.ku?la?/
• Rhymes: -a?

Adjective

muscular (masculine and feminine plural musculars)

1. muscular (of, relating to, or connected with muscles)

Related terms

• múscul

Further reading

• “muscular” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “muscular” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
• “muscular” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “muscular” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Galician

Adjective

muscular m or f (plural musculares)

1. muscular (of, relating to, or connected with muscles)

Related terms

• músculo

Further reading

• “muscular” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.

Interlingua

Adjective

muscular (not comparable)

1. muscular

Related terms

• musculo

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin or New Latin m?scul?ris

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mu?.ku.?la?/
• Hyphenation: mus?cu?lar

Adjective

muscular m or f (plural musculares, comparable)

1. muscular (of or relating to muscles)

Related terms

• músculo

Romanian

Etymology

From French musculaire

Adjective

muscular m or n (feminine singular muscular?, masculine plural musculari, feminine and neuter plural musculare)

1. muscular

Declension

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin or New Latin m?scul?ris

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /musku?la?/, [mus.ku?la?]

Adjective

muscular (plural musculares)

1. muscular (of, relating to, or connected with muscles)

Derived terms

• fortalecimiento muscular
• perimuscular
• tono muscular

Related terms

• músculo

Further reading

• “muscular” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.