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UK
/dʒɪmnˈɑːstɪk/
]
[ US /dʒɪmˈnæstɪk/ ]
[ US /dʒɪmˈnæstɪk/ ]
ADJECTIVE
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of or relating to or used in exercises intended to develop strength and agility
gymnastic horse -
vigorously active
an acrobatic dance
an athletic child
gymnastic exercises
athletic playing
How To Use gymnastic In A Sentence
- A dear little announcerette rattled off expert intros to various gymnastic jingles, one of which featured dogs barking in the background.
- There is a very successful physician in London whose teaching is that gymnastic exercise does more harm than good.
- The limited space made our joyful embrace a somewhat gymnastic endeavour. Times, Sunday Times
- And then what started to happen after about like two and a half months was, one of the guys was very gymnastically inclined. Brad Balfour: Q & A With Mickey Rourke--A Requiem Through The Wrestler
- Simons continues to peruse a multitude of mediums that incorporate his gymnastic talent.
- The fasciated honey-eater has loudly called “with a voice that seemed the very sound of happiness”; the leaden flycatcher, often silent but seldom still, has twittered and whispered plaintively; the sun-birds are playing gymnastics among the lemon blossoms, and the centre of activity for butterflies is the red-flowered shrub bordering the wavering path. Tropic Days
- The first Modern Olympic games in 1896 featured competitive gymnastic events for men, which have been included in every Olympics since.
- These prejudices are gradually and silently melting away; and it is cheering to see the better feelings of our nature effectively advancing the art to its legitimate place in education, under the guise of gymnastics and callisthenics. A Practical Enquiry into the Philosophy of Education
- His triple salto in the floor exercises alone is a world record in gymnastics.
- In this endless race after the leader the wonderful sport of gymnastics is perfected.