2. Adjective. (figuratively) Strong, powerful ¹
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Definition of Muscly
1. composed of muscle (tissue that produces bodily movement) [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Muscly
Literary usage of Muscly
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Poetical Works of Jonathan Swift by Jonathan Swift (1833)
"And the muscly swelling breast, Where the Loves and Graces rest; And the spreading
even back, Soft, and sleek, and glossy black ; And the tail that gently ..."
2. Literary Essays by Richard Holt Hutton (1888)
"... broke One whipcord nerve in the muscly mass from neck to shoulder-blade Of
the mountainous man, whereon his child's rash hand like a feather weighed. ..."
3. Browning's England: A Study of English Influences in Browning by Helen Archibald Clarke (1908)
"... broke One whipcord nerve in the muscly mass from neck to shoulder- blade Of
the mountainous man, whereon his child's rash hand like a feather weighed. ..."
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