nonacrobatic

English

Etymology

non- +‎ acrobatic

Adjective

nonacrobatic (comparative more nonacrobatic, superlative most nonacrobatic)

1. Not acrobatic; Not requiring, supporting, or displaying feats requiring skillful physical prowess, coordination, and agility.
   • 1962, Civil Aeronautics Manual - Issue 3, page 11:

     Airplanes in this category are intended for nonacrobatic, non-scheduled passenger, and nonscheduled cargo operation.

   • 1984 December, Richard L. Collins, “Overkill”, in Flying Magazine, volume 111, number 12, page 22:

     I have had offers of trips out past redline airspeed, aerobatics in nonacrobatic airplanes, and of flight with legally required systems shut down.

   • 2009, Sally Roth, Backyard Bird Secrets for Every Season:

     Chop packaged suet blocks into several pieces and serve in an open tray feeder for tanagers, wrens, juncos, native sparrows, and other nonacrobatic birds to enjoy.

   • 2010, Daniel Eagan, America's Film Legacy, page 230:

     Needing a replacement in 1922, he hired his childhood friend, the nonacrobatic Moe Howard, as a stooge, or sort of audience heckler.

   • 2023, Jean Yen-chun Lin, A Spark in the Smokestacks:

     Team leaders organized tournaments with other residents of other gated communities, during which Rose's (nonacrobatic) cheerleading squad tried its best to "show community spirit."