Muscular vs Hypermuscular - What's the difference?
muscular | hypermuscular |
Of, relating to, or connected with muscles.
* 1912 , , A Princess of Mars , chapter 2
Brawny, thewy, having strength.
* 1843 , , Stave Two
Having large, well-developed muscles.
(figurative) Strong, robust.
* 2014 June 9, Samanth Subramanian, "
Extremely muscular.
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As adjectives the difference between muscular and hypermuscular
is that muscular is of, relating to, or connected with muscles while hypermuscular is extremely muscular.muscular
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Adjective
(en adjective)- It was an effort of the mind, of the will, of the nerves; not muscular , for I could not move even so much as my little finger, but none the less mighty for all that.
- The arms were very long and muscular ; the hands the same, as if its hold were of uncommon strength.
India After English?" (blog post), nybooks.com:
- Future prime ministers may struggle to replicate the sort of muscular countrywide support that Modi was able to earn.
Synonyms
* (of or relating to muscles) myo- * (having strength) athletic, beefy, brawny, husky, lusty, muscled, muscly, powerful, strapping, strong * (having well-developed muscles) beefy, brawny, heavily muscled, husky, musclebound, muscled, muscly, powerfully built, well-builtDerived terms
* most muscular * muscular dystrophyhypermuscular
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