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athletic
What does athletic mean?
athletic (adjective): physically active.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use athletic in a sentence?
- Since you're such an athletic person, you may wish to consider joining. (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
How do you pronounce athletic?
/æθˈlɛtɪk/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does athletic come from?
Borrowed from Middle French athletique and Latin āthlēticus, from Ancient Greek ἀθλητικός (athlētikós, “relating to an athlete”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to athletic
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “athletic” mean?
physically active
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uneasy or anxious
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not tense or taut
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informal; relaxed
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