Definitions for Athletic
æθˈlɛt ɪkAth·let·ic

Princeton's WordNet(2.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. athletic(adj)

   relating to or befitting athletics or athletes

   "athletic facilities"

2. acrobatic, athletic, gymnastic(adj)

   vigorously active

   "an acrobatic dance"; "an athletic child"; "athletic playing"; "gymnastic exercises"

3. athletic(adj)

   having a sturdy and well proportioned body

   "an athletic build"

Wiktionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. athletic(Adjective)

   having to do with athletes

2. athletic(Adjective)

   physically active

3. athletic(Adjective)

   having a muscular, well developed body, being in shape

4. athletic(Adjective)

   An attribute of a motion or play which requires fine physical ability

5. Athletic(ProperNoun)

   A player on the team Oakland Athletics.

Webster Dictionary(3.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Athletic(adj)

   of or pertaining to athletes or to the exercises practiced by them; as, athletic games or sports

   Etymology: [L. athleticus, Gr. . See Athlete.]

2. Athletic(adj)

   befitting an athlete; strong; muscular; robust; vigorous; as, athletic Celts

   Etymology: [L. athleticus, Gr. . See Athlete.]

Editors Contribution(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. athletic

   Relating to an athlete or sports.

   Athletic sports are beautiful to watch.

   Submitted by MaryC on March 16, 2020  

How to pronounce Athletic?

1. Alex

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Athletic in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Athletic in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of Athletic in a Sentence

1. Tom Kaminski:

   The University of Delaware’s one more piece of information that we all can use to help make informed decisions, because I ca n’t tell you if a girl gets a hit to a head if its 60G’s, but the technology can and that can help the athletic trainers make better decisions about pulling these girls out of the game or not.

2. Elizabeth Semmelhack:

   It shows a move away from a shoe designed for elite athletic purpose or even playground purpose, and was shifting the sneaker design toward an expression of style.

3. Michael Jordan:

   But you have to realize that the reason why I was treating Michael Jordan like that is because I needed Michael Jordan to be tough in the playoffs and were facing the Indianas and Miamis and New Yorks in the Eastern Conference. Michael Jordan needed to be tough and I needed to know that I could count on Michael Jordan. And those are the kind of things where people see me acting the way I acted in practice, theyre not going to understand it. I said to Michael Jordan, Thats great because this is an opportunity. We have 10 hours here to peel back the onion and have you articulate all the things you just articulated to me. EX-NBA CHAMPION RECALLS RUBBING MICHAEL JORDAN FOR GOOD LUCK BEFORE GAME : I THOUGHT IT WAS AWKWARD Jordan said in one of the episodes that winning has a price, according to The Athletic. He said if a certain standard wasnt being met by one of his teammates, he would step in and explain to the person what was going on And leadership has a price, Michael Jordan reportedly says. So I pulled people along when they didnt want to be pulled. I challenged people when they didnt want to be challenged. And I earned that right because my teammates who came after me didnt endure all the things that I endured. Once you joined the team, you lived at a certain standard that I played the game. And I wasnt going to take any less. Now, if that means I had to go in there and get in your ass a little bit, then I did that. You ask all my teammates. The one thing about Michael Jordan was Michael Jordan never asked me to do something that Michael Jordan didnt fking do. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON Michael Jordan said people may perceive Michael Jordan as a tyrant but thats because nobody has had as much sustainable success as Michael Jordan did. Look, I dont have to do this.

4. Trae Young:

   I bet if I was playing for Steve, he'd be happy, the Athletic's something in the midst of competition that he was wanting to win, and I was wanting to win, and I'm gon na do whatever The Athletic takes. I think him wanting to get in the refs' ears a little bit was just trying to help him. I learned a lot about drawing fouls from him.

5. Bob Kersee:

   So I think at this stage, if I am going to try something different, and put a little bit of athletic pressure on myself, moving up to the 400 will be the bigger challenge versus saying I got everything to win or everything to lose by running the 200.

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