musculous
/ˈmʌ.skjəl.əs/obsolete
musculous is an adjective meaning “Made up of muscle or muscle tissue; muscular” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled M-U-S-C-U-L-O-U-S and has 3 syllables.
What does musculous mean?
adjective
- 1
archaicMade up of muscle or muscle tissue; muscular.
- 2
archaicCharacterised by well-developed muscles; muscular, muscly.
- 3
obsoletePertaining to muscle; involving the use of muscles; muscular.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you pronounce musculous?
- UK /ˈmʌ.skjʊl.əs/
- US /ˈmʌ.skjəl.əs/
Musculous has 3 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of musculous
- more musculous comparative
- most musculous superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Words people confuse with musculous
Sounds like: musculus (Wiktionary's homophone list; some hold only in some accents).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Where does musculous come from?
From late Middle English, from Middle French musculeux (“composed of muscle”), from Latin mūsculōsus (“muscular, fleshy”), from mūsculus (“a little mouse; a muscle”) + -ōsus (“-ous, -ose”, adjectival suffix).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).