musculous
UK/ˈmʌ.skjʊl.əs/US/ˈmʌ.skjəl.əs/
musculous adjective: made up of muscle or muscle tissue; muscular.
Adjective
musculous (comparative more musculous, superlative most musculous)
- Made up of muscle or muscle tissue; muscular.
- [T]he rest of the capacity of the clusters was […] in others fill'd with some kind of substance; in blue Flies, with a reddish musculous substance, with fibres tending from the center or bottom outwards […].1665, Robert Hooke, Micrographia: Or Some Physiological Descriptions of Minute Bodies Made by Magnifying Glasses with Observations and Inquiries Thereupon, Observ. XXXIX. Of the Eyes and Head of a...
- Characterised by well-developed muscles; muscular, muscly.
- Pertaining to muscle; involving the use of muscles; muscular.
Forms of musculous
| comparative | more musculous |
|---|---|
| superlative | most musculous |
Origin of musculous
From late Middle English, from Middle French musculeux (“composed of muscle”), from Latin mūsculōsus (“muscular, fleshy”), from mūsculus (“a little mouse; a muscle”) + -ōsus (“-ous, -ose”, adjectival suffix).
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Questions about musculous
- What does musculous mean?
- Musculous means made up of muscle or muscle tissue; muscular.
- What part of speech is musculous?
- Musculous is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce musculous?
- Musculous is pronounced /ˈmʌ.skjʊl.əs/ (UK).
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