musclebound

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From muscle +‎ bound.

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musclebound (comparative more musclebound, superlative most musclebound)

  1. Having pronounced muscle development through weightlifting, bodybuilding, or other physical exercise.
    • 1981, “Musclebound”, in Journeys to Glory, performed by Spandau Ballet:
      Work til you're musclebound all night long / Gotta work til you're musclebound all night long
  2. (derogatory) Having excessive muscle (sometimes with implications of correspondingly inferior intellect).
  3. (figuratively) Ungainly as a result of muscle over-development.

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