| Athletic 1. (a.) Of or pertaining to athletes or to the exercises practiced by them; as, athletic games or sports. 2. (a.) Befitting an athlete; strong; muscular; robust; vigorous; as, athletic Celts. Thesaurus Entries able-bodied, acrobatic, active, agonistic, brawny, broad-shouldered, burly, energetic, gymnastic, muscle-bound, muscular, palaestral, sinewy, sporting, sports, strenuous, thewy, thickset, vigorous, well-built, well-knit, well-set, well-set-up, wiry |