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muscular

/ˈmʌs.kjə.lɚ/ adjective C1
  1. Of, relating to, or connected with muscles.
  2. Brawny, thewy, having strength.
  3. Having large, well-developed muscles.
  4. Robust, strong. (figuratively)
  5. Full-bodied · muscular wine
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And the muscular strength, which it gave to my jaw,
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, p. 33 · B2
“My rings were put on his finger; but when it came to the wedding ring,” he held out his muscular hand, “you can see for yourselves that I had struck the limit.
The Valley of Fear, p. 98 · C1
To the elegance of a nervous and slight form had succeeded the solidity of a rounded and muscular figure.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 236 · C1
This calm tone and perfect ease made Andrea feel that he was, for the moment, restrained by a more muscular hand than his own, and that the restraint could not be easily broken through.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 963 · C1

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