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Athletic. World English Historical Dictionary

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Athletic. World English Historical Dictionary Dictionary Biographies Literary Criticism Welcome Terms of Service ⧏ Previous Next ⧐ Contents Slice Contents Key Bibliographic Record Murray’s New English Dictionary. 1888, rev. 2024. Athletic a. and sb. Also 7 -ique. [ad. L. āthlētic-us, Gr. ἀθλητικός, f. ἀθλητής: see prec. and -IC.] A. adj.

1   1.  Pertaining to an athlete, or to contests in which physical strength is vigorously exercised. Also fig.

2 1636.  Sanderson, Serm., Ad Aul. (1681), II. 58. Ὑxποπιάζω … is an Athletique Pugilar word.

3 1691.  Ray, Creation (1704), Ded. 3. Your Athletic Conflicts with the greatest of Temporal Evils.

4 1748.  Phil. Trans., XLV. 607. For the baiting of wild beasts, or other athletic diversions.

5 1875.  Helps, Anim. & Masters, v. 131. He was never much given to athletic pursuits.

6   2.  Of the nature of, or befitting, an athlete; physically powerful, muscular, robust.

7 1659.  Hammond, On Ps. lxxiii. 4. An athletick health and habit of body.

8 1751.  Chesterf., Lett., 268, III. 231. He is an athletic Hibernian, handsome in his person.

9 1877.  Field, Killarney to Gold. Horn, 121. That little brook … an athletic leaper would almost clear at a single bound.

10   † B.  sb. a. = ATHLETICS. b. An athlete. Obs.

11 1605.  Bacon, Adv. Learn., II. x. § 1. Art of activity, which is called athletic.

12 1696.  J. Edwards, Exist. & Prov. God, I. 25. Some celebrated athletick that is famous for his nimbleness of feet.

13 1817.  Jas. Mill, India, I. II. vii. 315. The magistrate … shall retain in his service … jesters, and dancers, and athletics.

14   ¶ See also ATHLETICS.

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