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muscle-bound Definition

muscle-bound (-bo̵und′)

adjective

  1. having some of the muscles enlarged and less elastic, as from too much exercise
  2. not flexible or adaptive; rigid

muscle-bound Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • man: Think of an exercise junkie and you tend to picture a muscle-bound man 2 es Perec and Vaughan Williams.

Modifying Another Word

  • too: And I love muscles, but I donít like the guy to be too muscle-bound.

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