athletic

athletic
I
(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)
adj. sporting, gymnastic, acrobatic; agile, strong. See strength, amusement, exertion. Ant., weak, awkward, unskillful.
II
(Roget's IV) modif.
Syn. muscular, fit, husky, wiry, springy, slim, fast, solid, strapping, hardy, robust, strong, vigorous, active, energetic, agile, well-knit, powerful, brawny, sinewy, sturdy, well-built, well-proportioned, Herculean*, Amazonian*, Titanic*, built like an ox*, muscle-bound*.
Ant. weak*, sickly, flabby.
III
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) a.
strong, fit, skilled, muscular, mesomorphic, sthenic, strapping, vigorous, robust, hardy, staunch, brawny, stout, wiry, supple, coordinated.
ANT.: weak, feeble, sedentary, asthenic
WORD FIND
• competition combo of five track and field events: pentathlon
• competition combo of skiing and rifled shooting: biathlon
• competition combo of swimming, biking and long-distance running: triathalon, *iron man contest
• competition combo of ten track and field events: decathlon
IV
(Roget's Thesaurus II) adjective Characterized by marked muscular development; powerfully built: brawny, burly, husky2, muscular, robust, sinewy, sturdy. See STRONG.

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