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musculous.

Made up of muscle or muscle tissue; muscular.

9 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈmʌ.skjʊl.əs/Received-Pronunciation/ˈmʌ.skjəl.əs/General-American
  1. Made up of muscle or muscle tissue; muscular.

    archaic · relational
  2. Characterised by well-developed muscles; muscular, muscly.

    archaic
  3. Pertaining to muscle; involving the use of muscles; muscular.

    obsolete · relational
Where this word comes from

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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