Standard Lemma guide

athletically

adv · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • CMU ARPABET: AE0 TH L EH1 T IH0 K L IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

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adv

Meaning 1

In an athletic manner.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek ᾱ̓θλητῐκός (āthlētĭkós)bor. Latin āthlēticuslbor. Middle French athletiquebor. English athletic Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English athletically From athletic + -ally.

Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: atlèticament — in an athletic manner
  • French: athlétiquement — in an athletic manner
  • Galician: atleticamente — in an athletic manner
  • Italian: atleticamente — in an athletic manner
  • Polish: atletycznie — in an athletic manner
  • Swedish: atletiskt — in an athletic manner