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Athlete
Athlete Ath"lete, n. [L. athleta, Gr. ? prizefighter, fr. ? to
contend for a prize, ?, Hom. ?, contest, ? prize; fr. the
same root as E. wed: cf. F. athl[`e]te.]
1. (Antiq.) One who contended for a prize in the public games
of ancient Greece or Rome.
2. Any one trained to contend in exercises requiring great
physical agility and strength; one who has great activity
and strength; a champion.
3. One fitted for, or skilled in, intellectual contests; as,
athletes of debate.
AthleticAthletic Ath`let"ic, a. [L. athleticus, Gr. ?. See Athlete.]
1. Of or pertaining to athletes or to the exercises practiced
by them; as, athletic games or sports.
2. Befitting an athlete; strong; muscular; robust; vigorous;
as, athletic Celts. ``Athletic soundness.' --South. --
Ath*let"ic*al*ly, adv. AthleticallyAthletic Ath`let"ic, a. [L. athleticus, Gr. ?. See Athlete.]
1. Of or pertaining to athletes or to the exercises practiced
by them; as, athletic games or sports.
2. Befitting an athlete; strong; muscular; robust; vigorous;
as, athletic Celts. ``Athletic soundness.' --South. --
Ath*let"ic*al*ly, adv. Athleticism
Athleticism Ath*let"i*cism, n.
The practice of engaging in athletic games; athletism.
Athletics
Athletics Ath*let"ics, n.
The art of training by athletic exercises; the games and
sports of athletes.
Athletism
Athletism Ath"le*tism, n.
The state or practice of an athlete; the characteristics of
an athlete.
Breathless
Breathless Breath"less (br[e^]th"l[e^]s), a.
1. Spent with labor or violent action; out of breath.
2. Not breathing; holding the breath, on account of fear,
expectation, or intense interest; attended with a holding
of the breath; as, breathless attention.
But breathless, as we grow when feeling most.
--Byron.
3. Dead; as, a breathless body.
Breathlessly
Breathlessly Breath"less*ly, adv.
In a breathless manner.
Breathlessness
Breathlessness Breath"less*ness, n.
The state of being breathless or out of breath.
Deathless
Deathless Death"less, a.
Not subject to death, destruction, or extinction; immortal;
undying; imperishable; as, deathless beings; deathless fame.
NathlessNathless Nath"less, adv. [OE. natheles, na the les, not the
less, AS. n[=a] never. See Na, The, conj., and cf.
Nevertheless.]
Nevertheless. [Archaic] --Chaucer. Milton. E. Arnold. Sabbathless
Sabbathless Sab"bath*less, a.
Without Sabbath, or intermission of labor; hence, without
respite or rest. --Bacon.
Scathless
Scathless Scath"less, a.
Unharmed. --R. L. Stevenson.
He, too, . . . is to be dismissed scathless. --Sir W.
Scott.
Sheathless
Sheathless Sheath"less, a.
Without a sheath or case for covering; unsheathed.
Wrathless
Wrathless Wrath"less, a.
Free from anger or wrath. --Waller.
Wreathless
Wreathless Wreath"less, a.
Destitute of a wreath.
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