Standard Lemma guide

musclebound

adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.

  • General-American: /ˈmʌsəlˌbaʊnd/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.

1

adj

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: derogatory

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adj

Meaning 3

Ungainly as a result of muscle over-development.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: figuratively

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From muscle + bound.

Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: мускулест (muskulest) — Translations
  • French: raide — Translations
  • French: aux muscles hypertrophiés — Translations
  • German: muskelbepackt — Translations
  • German: muskulös — Translations
  • Polish: muskularny — Translations
  • Romanian: mătăhălos — Translations
  • Spanish: fornido — Translations
  • Spanish: cuadrado — Translations
  • Spanish: cachas — Translations
  • Spanish: excesivamente musculoso — Translations
  • Welsh: gorgyhyrog — Translations