Meanings
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1
adj
Relating to gymnastics or physical exercises that develop strength and balance.
She showed great gymnastic skill on the bars.
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adj
Quick, flexible, and skilfully agile.
The dancer made a gymnastic leap across the stage.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
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adj
· quick, flexible, and...
acrobatic
Word family
Derived forms
gymnasticallyhydrogymnasticnongymnasticswimnasticungymnastic
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin gymnasticus. By surface analysis, gymnast + -ic.