athletic en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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- /æθˈlɛt.ɪk/ (UK)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂weh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-tromder. Ancient Greek ἆθλον (âthlon) Ancient Greek ᾱ̓θλέω (āthléō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek ἀθλητής (athlētḗs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós) Ancient Greek ᾱ̓θλητῐκός (āthlētĭkós)bor. Latin āthlēticuslbor. Middle French athletiquebor. English athletic Borrowed from Middle French athletique and Latin āthlēticus, from Ancient Greek ἀθλητικός (athlētikós, “relating to an athlete”), from ἀθλητής (athlētḗs, “athlete”): equivalent to athlete + -ic. For more, see athlete. The Super Mario sense is effectively a reborrowing of Japanese アスレチック (asurechikku, “obstacle course”), originally borrowed from English athletic; this sense was itself originally a clipping of the genericized wasei eigo trademark フィールドアスレチック (fīrudo asurechikku, “Field Athletic”).
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Having to do with athletes.
Are you a member of the American Athletic Association?
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Physically active.
Since you're such an athletic person, you may wish to consider joining.
An athletic kid from New Jersey, Fischer was known as a bold risk taker — they called him “the fallingest man in climbing” — until an old-school cragger taught him the Zen of controlled ascent.
2008 March 2, Bruce Barcott, “The Higher They Climb”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 02 Jan 2018:
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Having a muscular, well developed body, being in shape.
You have such an athletic build—you must work out regularly.
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An attribute of a motion or play which requires fine physical ability.
The center fielder made an athletic play to snatch the ball from over the fence.
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Of a level in a Super Mario game: with an emphasis on platforming challenge, often involving precise jumps between floating platforms above a bottomless pit, and having upbeat background music.
Mario levels are usually indicated to belong to one of five types (overworld, underground, athletic, castle, underwater)². The type determines the aesthetic style of the level, but also affects the challenges that are posed. For example, athletic levels usually contain platforms that are spaced far apart, as well as moving platforms. They thus require precise and timed jumps to traverse.
2019, S. M. Lucas, V. Volz, “Tile pattern KL-divergence for analysing and evolving game levels”, in Proceedings of the Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference, page 171:An athletic course in which Mario must traverse rotating lifts and stretch blocks.
2018, Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia, Milwaukie: Dark Horse, →OCLC, page 65:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more athletic | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most athletic | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| athletick | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic |
Deriveds
athletic tape · athleticwear · athleticism · antiathletic · athletic supporter · pseudoathletic · athletic shoe · philathletic · mathletic · unathletic · athletic protector · athletic heart syndrome · cyberathletic · athletically · hyperathletic · athleticness · athleticize · nonathletic · athleisure · athletics
Relateds
Translations (84)
ga lúthchleasach (having to do with athletes) · ca atlètic (having to do with athletes) · hu atletikus (physically active) · el αθλητικός (having a muscular, well developed body, being in shape) · de athletisch (having to do with athletes) · nl atletisch (physically active) · es atlético (having to do with athletes) · hu atletikus (having a muscular, well developed body, being in shape) · bg атлетичен (physically active) · sq atletik (having to do with athletes) · grc ἀθλητικός (having to do with athletes) · pl atletyczny (having a muscular, well developed body, being in shape) · nb atletisk (physically active) · fi yleisurheilijoiden (having to do with athletes) · it atletico (having a muscular, well developed body, being in shape) · gl atlético (physically active) · el αθλητικός (having to do with athletes) · ru богаты́рский (having a muscular, well developed body, being in shape) · eo atleta (having to do with athletes) · hu atlétikai (having to do with athletes) · it atletico (having to do with athletes) · ru спорти́вный (having to do with athletes) · bg атлетски (having to do with athletes) · ro atletic (having a muscular, well developed body, being in shape) · bg атлетичен (having a muscular, well developed body, being in shape) · fr sportif (having to do with athletes) · fi atleettinen (an attribute of a motion or play which requires fine physical ability) · cy heini (having a muscular, well developed body, being in shape) · hy սպորտային (having to do with athletes) · pt atlético (having to do with athletes) · nn veltrena (having a muscular, well developed body, being in shape) · pl sportowy (physically active) · it atletico (an attribute of a motion or play which requires fine physical ability) · hu atletikus (an attribute of a motion or play which requires fine physical ability) · nl atletisch (having a muscular, well developed body, being in shape) · fi atleettien (having to do with athletes) · nn atletisk (having a muscular, well developed body, being in shape) · gl atlético (having a muscular, well developed body, being in shape) · nb veltrent (having a muscular, well developed body, being in shape) · ro atletic (having to do with athletes) · pl wysportowany (having a muscular, well developed body, being in shape) · nn atletisk (physically active) · eo atleta (having a muscular, well developed body, being in shape) · ja 強壮 (having a muscular, well developed body, being in shape) · fr athlétique (having to do with athletes) · pl atletyczny (physically active) · pl atletyczny (having to do with athletes) · es atlético (having a muscular, well developed body, being in shape) · fi atleettinen (physically active) · fi urheilullinen (an attribute of a motion or play which requires fine physical ability) · fi atleettinen (having a muscular, well developed body, being in shape) · ru атлети́чный (physically active) · ja 強壮 (physically active) · it atletico (physically active) · de sportlich (having to do with athletes) · fi atleettinen (having to do with athletes) · es atlético (physically active) · hy պարապած (having a muscular, well developed body, being in shape) · gl atlético (having to do with athletes) · hy մարզական (having to do with athletes) · nb veltrena (having a muscular, well developed body, being in shape) · nb atletisk (having a muscular, well developed body, being in shape) · eo atleta (an attribute of a motion or play which requires fine physical ability) · fr athlétique (having a muscular, well developed body, being in shape) · ru атлети́ческий (having a muscular, well developed body, being in shape) · sq atletik (physically active) · ru атлети́ческий (having to do with athletes) · nl atletisch (having to do with athletes) · sco leish (physically active) · pl sportowy (having to do with athletes) · cy mabolgampaidd (having to do with athletes) · cy ystwyth (having a muscular, well developed body, being in shape) · sv atletisk (having a muscular, well developed body, being in shape) · ca atlètic (having a muscular, well developed body, being in shape) · fi urheilullinen (physically active) · sq atletik (having a muscular, well developed body, being in shape) · pt atlético (having a muscular, well developed body, being in shape) · cy athletaidd (having to do with athletes) · nb veltrenet (having a muscular, well developed body, being in shape) · sq atletik (an attribute of a motion or play which requires fine physical ability) · it sportivo (physically active) · eo atleta (physically active) · gl atlético (an attribute of a motion or play which requires fine physical ability) · ca atlètic (physically active)