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musclebound

/ˈmʌsəlˌbaʊnd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.52 in modern English

Syllables
mus-cle-bound
IPA
/ˈmʌsəlˌbaʊnd/
18
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having pronounced muscle development through weightlifting, bodybuilding, or other physical exercise.

adj

Having excessive muscle (sometimes with implications of correspondingly inferior intellect).

Derogatory

adj

Ungainly as a result of muscle over-development.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From muscle + bound.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈmʌsəlˌbaʊnd/

Usage

Inflected Forms

more musclebound (comparative) most musclebound (superlative) muscle-bound (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

musclesome

Questions

How do you pronounce musclebound?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmʌsəlˌbaʊnd/.
What does musclebound mean?
Having pronounced muscle development through weightlifting, bodybuilding, or other physical exercise.
Where does musclebound come from?
From muscle + bound.

How to pronounce musclebound

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