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🦴 Lacking muscles 💤 Not powerful
unmuscular

unmuscular

4.4
Having weak muscles and little physical strength
  • adjective
  • /ʌnˈmʌskjələr/
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  • The doctor advised the unmuscular patient to start a gentle exercise routine.

Examples

  • Despite his height, he was quite unmuscular and struggled to lift heavy objects.

  • He has an unmuscular physique.

  • Compared to his athletic friends, Mark felt unmuscular and self-conscious at the gym.

  • Many people consider an unmuscular body unattractive.

  • Despite being unmuscular, he had an impressive knowledge of martial arts.

  • The unmuscular runner surprised everyone by finishing the race.

  • She preferred unmuscular pets, like her tiny chihuahua, over large dogs.

Synonyms

unmuscled
vsunmuscular
6.5

Having little physical strength and not looking strong

is about poor development of strength not just thin appearance
untoned
vsunmuscular
5.5

Not firm and strong in the muscles or voice

focuses on weak muscle development rather than surface firmness

Antonyms

muscular
49 2.8

Having strong, well-developed muscles

Compounds

unmuscular build
5.7

A body with little muscle that looks thin or soft

How Muscular

brawny
6 4.7
muscular
49 2.8
fit
91 1.0
unmuscular
4.4
skinny
298 1.3
emaciated
8 7.8

Surface Forms

unmuscular positive

Morphology

unmuscular = muscular (transparent) = un + muscular

The adjective is the direct negation of 'muscular' ('un-' + 'muscular'), so its literal sense 'lacking developed muscles' is directly inferable.

Etymology

Unmuscular starts with un- meaning 'not' and comes from the common word muscle, which comes from Latin musculus meaning 'little mouse' because people thought muscles looked like small moving animals. So unmuscular means 'not having strong or well-developed muscles'.