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athletick

athletick is the obsolete form of athletic.

Meaning of athletic

Adjective

athletic (comparative more athletic, superlative most athletic)

  1. (not comparable) Having to do with athletes.
    • Are you a member of the American Athletic Association?
  2. Physically active.
    • Since you're such an athletic person, you may wish to consider joining.
  3. Having a muscular, well developed body, being in shape.
    • You have such an athletic build—you must work out regularly.
  4. An attribute of a motion or play which requires fine physical ability.
    • The center fielder made an athletic play to snatch the ball from over the fence.
  5. Of a level in a Super Mario game: with an emphasis on platforming challenge, often involving precise jumps between floating platforms above a bottomless pit, and having upbeat background music.
    • An athletic course in which Mario must traverse rotating lifts and stretch blocks.2018, Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia, Milwaukie: Dark Horse, →OCLC, page 65

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Forms of athletick

comparativemore athletick
superlativemost athletick

Questions about athletick

What is athletick the obsolete form of?
Athletick is the obsolete form of athletic.

Words near athletick in the dictionary

  1. athleticisms
  2. athleticize
  3. athleticized
  4. athleticizes
  5. athleticizing
  6. athletick
  7. athleticness
  8. athletics
  9. athleticwear
  10. athletism
  11. athletize

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