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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 1.6 [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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