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Athletic vs Gymnic - What's the difference?

athletic | gymnic |

As a proper noun athletic

is (baseball) a player on the team oakland athletics.

As an adjective gymnic is

gymnastic; athletic.

As a noun gymnic is

gymnastics.

athletic

English

Alternative forms

* athletick (obsolete)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (not comparable) having to do with athletes
  • * Are you a member of the American ''Athletic'' Association?
  • physically active
  • * Since you're such an ''athletic'' person, you may wish to consider joining.
  • having a muscular, well developed body, being in shape
  • * You have such an ''athletic'' build--you must work out regularly.
  • 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.
  • Derived terms

    * athletics * unathletic * athleticness

    gymnic

    English

    Alternative forms

    * gymnick (obsolete)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Gymnastic; athletic.
  • * Milton
  • Have they not swordplayers, and every sort / Of gymnic artists, wrestlers, riders, runners?
    (Webster 1913)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Gymnastics.