Muscly

Pronunciation: /ˈmʌs.kli/

Definitions of muscly

adjective describing someone or something with well-developed muscles

Example Sentences

A1 He is muscly and strong.

A2 The bodybuilder has a muscly physique.

B1 She has been working out regularly and now has a muscly appearance.

B2 The athlete's muscly arms were a result of years of training.

C1 The muscly boxer delivered a powerful punch.

C2 Despite his muscly build, he was surprisingly agile on the basketball court.

Examples of muscly in a Sentence

formal The weightlifter had a muscly physique that was the result of years of training.

informal I saw a really muscly guy at the gym today, he must lift a lot of weights.

slang Check out that dude, he's so muscly he must live in the gym.

figurative Her arguments were muscly, cutting through the opposition with precision and strength.

Grammatical Forms of muscly

• past tense: muscled
• plural: muscles
• comparative: more muscly
• superlative: most muscly
• present tense: muscles
• future tense: will muscle
• perfect tense: have muscled
• continuous tense: is muscling
• singular: muscly
• positive degree: muscly
• infinitive: to muscle
• gerund: muscling
• participle: muscled

Origin and Evolution of muscly

First Known Use: 1880 year

Language of Origin: English

Story behind the word: The word 'muscly' is derived from the word 'muscle', which originated from the Latin word 'musculus' meaning 'little mouse'. This is because Ancient Romans thought that the flexing muscles looked like little mice moving under the skin.

Evolution of the word: Originally used to describe someone with well-developed muscles, the word 'muscly' has evolved to be more commonly used in informal contexts to describe someone who is physically strong or muscular.