nonathletic

adjective

Definition of nonathleticnext
as in feeble

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonathletic
  1. feeble
  2. weak
  3. fragile
  4. lean
  5. frail
  6. slender
  7. willowy
  8. effete
Adjective
  • The antihero actioner earned a feeble $4.7 million across Friday and preview screenings from 3,211 locations.
    J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 14 Dec. 2024
  • What a degrading finale for Biden’s feeble, forgettable, frequently foolish presidency.
    Bret Stephens, The Mercury News, 3 Dec. 2024
Definition of feeble
Adjective
  • Scene-to-scene continuity is typically weak and telling.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Capasa noted that a negative third quarter impacted by weak internal demand, the slowdown of purchases from Chinese customers and overall geopolitical instability kept worsening the cautious scenario already registered in the first half of the year.
    Sandra Salibian, WWD, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of weak
Adjective
  • Old and new, plastic or fragile, ornaments should always be stored in a container designed specifically for them.
    Kaitlin Gates, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Quantum systems are prone to errors because qubits are fragile and can be disturbed by even the smallest environmental changes.
    Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of fragile
Adjective
  • With a lean $200,000 marketing budget for a film that cost less than $1 million to make, Hull was grateful for Pratt’s dedication to the project.
    Denise Quan, Deadline, 9 Dec. 2024
  • Some of that work found that adding resistance training and aerobic exercise to very strict diets did nothing to prevent the disappearance of lean body mass.
    Daniel Engber, The Atlantic, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of lean
Adjective
  • There is nothing frail or frightened about his Scrooge.
    Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The federal agency warned that salmonella poses a serious-to-fatal infection risk for children, frail or elderly people and others with weakened immune systems.
    Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of frail
Adjective
  • The tree has a full look, but is slender enough to fit comfortably anywhere in your home.
    Molly Blanco, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Nov. 2024
  • These birds, which have been found primarily in southern South America, had slender bodies and unique locomotor adaptations for running, with the largest species being flightless.
    Newsweek, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of slender
Adjective
  • Kidman, who’s nearly six feet tall, impossibly willowy, and the precise shade of a scoop of vanilla ice cream, has never been an Everywoman.
    Alison Willmore, Vulture, 4 Dec. 2024
  • But in this room, influencers clamor for a picture with the willowy redhead.
    Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 20 Nov. 2024
Definition of willowy
Adjective
  • And for centuries the fork remained suspect in Europe, as the effete accessory of aristocrats; as late as the 17th century, Louis XIV, amid the pomp of Versailles, is said to have insisted on grabbing food — off a gold plate — with his fingers.
    Ligaya Mishan Kyoko Hamada, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2024
  • Michael Urie lends an elastic face and sing-songy intonations to Sir Robin, and Ethan Slater’s dexterous physical humor, as a French mime, an effete prince and a naked puppeteer, is always welcome.
    Naveen Kumar, Variety, 17 Nov. 2023
Definition of effete
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Thesaurus Entries Near nonathletic

nonassertive

nonathletic

nonauditory

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