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ACROBATIC
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Dictionary entry overview: What does acrobatic mean?
• ACROBATIC (adjective)
The adjective ACROBATIC has 1 sense:
1. vigorously active
Familiarity information: ACROBATIC used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Vigorously active
Synonyms:
acrobatic; athletic; gymnastic
Context example:
gymnastic exercises
Similar:
active (characterized by energetic activity)
Derivation:
acrobatics (the gymnastic moves of an acrobat)
Context examples
Our young friend, said Challenger, bunching up the red apples of his cheeks, is capable of acrobatic exertions which would be impossible to a man of a more solid, though possibly of a more commanding, appearance.
(The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
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