acrobatic

adjective

ac·​ro·​bat·​ic ˌa-krə-ˈba-tik 

: relating to or suggestive of an acrobat or acrobatics

Over at Jump City: Seattle, however, it's the contestants themselves who are whizzing overhead as they perform gravity-defying acrobatic tricks straight out of "The Matrix."

—Joseph Hudak

: performed with leaps, body contortions, or other maneuvers requiring the great athleticism of an acrobat

In the final seconds of the third quarter, Amari Cooper made an acrobatic catch while staying in bounds.

—Zach Braziller

acrobatically

ˌa-krə-ˈba-ti-k(ə-)lē 

adverb

Reed reached back and acrobatically hauled in the pass.

—Ethan Cadeaux

Examples of acrobatic in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

People would float high on hot air balloons and parachute down, among other acrobatic feats. —Jake Goodrick, Sacramento Bee, 6 Jan. 2025

But Deadpool & Wolverine handles this well by visiting the end location of Logan and establishing that Jackman is now playing a Wolverine from an alternate universe and is still highly capable of playing the fierce, acrobatic, and iconic X-Man. —Ars Technica, 23 Dec. 2024

Catch a Flying Aces All-Stars Freestyle Show, where Olympic and national team skiers and snowboarders perform acrobatic feats 60 feet in the air to music and fireworks. —Outside Online, 19 Dec. 2024

Starkey’s agents had to perform acrobatic feats of scheduling to accommodate both his teen-heartthrob role and his adult breakthrough. —Ramin Setoodeh, Variety, 4 Nov. 2024

Word History

Etymology

acrobat + -ic entry 1

First Known Use

1838, in the meaning defined above