muscular

Borrowed from Medieval Latin or New Latin mūsculāris in the 17th century.

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈmʌs.kjə.lə/, /ˈmʌs.kjʊ.lə/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈmʌs.kjə.lɚ/, /ˈmʌs.kju.lɚ/

muscular (comparative more muscular, superlative most muscular)

1. Of, relating to, or connected with muscles.
   • 1912, Edgar Rice Burroughs, A Princess of Mars, chapter 2

     It was an effort of the mind, of the will, of the nerves; not muscular, for I could not move even so much as my little finger, but none the less mighty for all that.

2. Brawny, thewy, having strength.
   • 1843, Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol, Stave Two

     The arms were very long and muscular; the hands the same, as if its hold were of uncommon strength.

3. Having large, well-developed muscles.
4. (figuratively) Strong, robust.
   • 2014 June 9, Samanth Subramanian, "India After English?" (blog post), nybooks.com:

     Future prime ministers may struggle to replicate the sort of muscular countrywide support that Modi was able to earn.

• (of or relating to muscles): myo-
• (having strength): athletic, beefy, brawny, husky, lusty, muscled, muscly, powerful, strapping, strong
• (having well-developed muscles): beefy, brawny, buff, heavily muscled, husky, musclebound, muscled, muscly, powerfully built, swoll, well-built

• muscularity
• musculature

Borrowed from Medieval Latin or New Latin mūsculāris

muscular (masculine and feminine plural musculars)

1. muscular

• múscul

muscular (not comparable)

1. muscular

• musculo

Borrowed from Medieval Latin or New Latin mūsculāris

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /muʃ.ku.ˈlaɾ/
• Hyphenation: mus‧cu‧lar

muscular m or f (plural musculares, comparable)

1. muscular (of or relating to muscles)

• músculo

Borrowed from Medieval Latin or New Latin mūsculāris

• IPA^(key): /muskuˈlaɾ/

muscular (plural musculares)

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

• perimuscular

• músculo

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