unathletic
adjective
uk/ˌʌn.æθˈlet.ɪk/us/ˌʌn.æθˈlet̬.ɪk/notstrongandhealthy, or not good atsport:
Bookish and unathletic, shehatedgameslessons.
Richard's twofriendsescaped, but the unathleticyoungsterwas notquickenough.
Opposite
athletic
- It isunfortunatefor Jake that he has an unathleticframeand afacethatturnspuffyandredafterexercise.
- Fewworldrecordholderscaneverhavelookedso unathletic.
- Weseethatstrangemomentingolfwhen anawkward, unathleticbodyassumesforhalfa second asenseofrhythmandgrace.
Weakness and vulnerability
- Achilles heel
- at a low ebbidiom
- be (only) flesh and bloodidiom
- besomeone'spoodleidiom
- brittle
- helplessly
- helplessness
- house of cardsidiom
- human
- impotence
- sitting target
- soft target
- submissive
- submissively
- submissiveness
- watery
- wetness
- wimpy
- wonky
- wuss