mesomorphic

adjective

ˌme-zə-ˈmȯr-fik How to pronounce mesomorphic (audio)
Definition of mesomorphicnext
as in athletic
strongly and heavily built the shot put, hammer throw, and other field events for which mesomorphic athletes are well-suited

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Recent Examples of mesomorphic For a mesomorphic body, rather than an endomorphic one like his. — Matthew Shen Goodman, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mesomorphic
  1. athletic
  2. powerful
  3. husky
  4. burly
  5. beefy
  6. muscular
  7. brawny
Adjective
  • There’s no end of things to do here—an athletic club, frequent cultural events, and an exquisite spa.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Oct. 2026
  • The development also would include a 17-acre community park with a playground, athletic fields and other amenities, as well as retail space.
    — Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of athletic
Adjective
  • Hastert was aware of the personal pitfalls of holding the powerful position.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 Oct. 2026
  • With the Heat’s offense often spacing all five players around the three-point line, Antetokounmpo will have plenty of room to operate as one of the most powerful drivers in the NBA.
    — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of powerful
Adjective
  • Her husky voice made Pugh, as an up-and-comer, seem wise beyond her years in breakout roles as a Machiavellian teenage bride in Lady Macbeth and an actor turned spy in The Little Drummer Girl.
    — Hillary Busis, Vanity Fair, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Tyler, after a brief recovery period, returned to the recording studio with a huskier, edgier voice.
    — Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
Definition of husky
Adjective
  • Nowadays, the concept has mutated into something more like a full RV kitchen without the RV (or outside the RV), sometimes packed into a box burly enough to survive an active war zone.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Emmett Doyle is a burly and bearded union carpenter and musician in Minneapolis who writes and performs folk music about the struggles of the working class.
    — Emily Witt, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of burly
Adjective
  • More complex conversations and image edits may use the cloud for beefier AI, but the amount that happens right on the device makes the Mac Studio smarter and more private than ever.
    — Brian Westover, PC Magazine, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Parks and Tamburello openly flirted on their season of The Traitors, with the beefy Boston native and Southern belle often pairing up during the reality competition’s challenges.
    — Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of beefy
Adjective
  • An actor known for his macho presence and muscular physique, Sylvester Stallone does not fit the stereotype of a person with an eating disorder.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Even among participants who did not engage in exercise or dietary changes, daily creatine supplementation increased lean tissue mass and improved muscular strength and endurance, according to the study.
    — Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of muscular
Adjective
  • Upon entering the arena, the steel at the lower levels reveals itself as quite brawny.
    — Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026
  • His main problem in winning Katrina is the presence of rivals for her hand, especially the brawny, Herculean Brom Van Brunt, known as Brom Bones.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of brawny

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“Mesomorphic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mesomorphic. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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