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muskulös

muscular, well-muscled

adjective mus-ku-LOES Rare
Descriptions & Qualities Appearance

Origin: from Latin musculus via French musculeux

Usage Note

Muskulös describes a body or body part with clearly developed muscles. It is a standard, neutral descriptor used in medical, athletic, and everyday contexts and does not carry strong positive or negative connotations.

Examples

"Nach monatelangem Training waren seine Arme deutlich muskulöser geworden."

Natural Translation

After months of training, his arms had become noticeably more muscular.

Literal Translation

After months-long training were his arms clearly more muscular become.

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