athletic

IPA: æθɫˈɛtɪk

A muscular, large–boned person, in the typology of Ernst Kretschmer.
(baseball) A player on the team Oakland Athletics.
(soccer, uncountable) Short for Athletic Club, a Spanish professional club more often known in English as Athletic Bilbao.

(not comparable) Having to do with athletes.
Physically active.
Having a muscular, well developed body, being in shape.
An attribute of a motion or play which requires fine physical ability.
(video games) Of a level in a Super Mario game: with an emphasis on platforming challenge, often involving precise jumps between floating platforms above a bottomless pit, and having upbeat background music.

Examples of "athletic" in Sentences

I would never use drugs to help me in athletic competition.
They are also very agile and do very well in athletic competitions.
An NCAA panel is reviewing the recent proliferation in athletic department employees.
The increase in athletic expenses has run counter to trends in many state appropriations, data show.
From the perspective of a culture immersed in athletic doping wars, the use of such drugs may seem like cheating.
Organizer Amanda Hoffman says this is a celebration of the breed, which she describes as athletic, intelligent and a little goofy.
On another level, the nations replace war with sport, competing against one another in athletic contests rather than military ones.
Altogether, over the last five years, the university has covered $43 million in athletic expenses while student fees have covered $21 million.
Before Tuesday's event began, female college and Olympic athletes led groups of girls in athletic activities, including soccer drills, passing volleyballs, shooting baskets and doing cheerleading lifts.
Focus involves the ability to concentrate on those things that help you perform your best, shift focus when the demands of the situation change, and avoid distractions that are ever present in athletic arena.