Hypertext Webster Gateway: "athletic"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
2. Befitting an athlete; strong; muscular; robust; vigorous;
as, athletic Celts. ``Athletic soundness.'' --South. --
{Ath*let"ic*al*ly}, adv.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
athletic
adj 1: relating to or befitting athletics or athletes; "athletic
facilities"
2: vigorously active; "an acrobatic dance"; "an athletic
child"; "athletic playing"; "gymnastic exercises" [syn: {acrobatic},
{gymnastic}]
3: having a sturdy and well proportioned body; "an athletic
build"
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