muscularly

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adverb

In a muscular manner.

OriginProto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English muscular →
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Meanings

adverbmuscularly (comparative more muscularly, superlative most muscularly)

comparative more muscularly · superlative most muscularly

  1. In a muscular manner.

    He cuddles and kisses Jesse and Owen muscularly, surprising Jesse by biting his lip.

    2020, Paul Mendez, Rainbow Milk, Dialogue Books (2021), page 322

Origin

  1. Englishmuscular
  2. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  3. Proto-Germanic*līką
  4. Englishmuscularly

From muscular + -ly.

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Translations

French musculairement
  • musculairementTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

muscularly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/muscularly

MLA

“muscularly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/muscularly. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “muscularly,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/muscularly.

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