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Meanings of
acrobatic
in English
Vigorously active.
athletic
gymnastic
Related terms
active
Bending and moving easily and gracefully; flexible.
fit
elegant
graceful
flexible
nimble
lithe
agile
supple
deft
limber
Synonyms
Examples for "
fit
"
fit
elegant
graceful
flexible
nimble
Examples for "
fit
"
1
They deserve modern,
fit
-
for
-
purpose
facilities that support high quality services, he said.
2
His answer was simple: Your values alignment and
fit
within our culture.
3
They also raised the issue of where victims
fit
into the process.
4
He had asked questions about whether current laws were
fit
for purpose.
5
Photo: Supplied Navi says it's a good
fit
for the corporate market.
1
Prime Minister John Key said the Kiwibank deal was an
elegant
solution.
2
Because it promises an
elegant
,
win-win solution to the problem of poverty.
3
Scanbox is an
elegant
solution to a simple but persistently frustrating problem.
4
He is
elegant
,
has a good repetitive easy action and excellent pace.
5
An
elegant
use of the card distinguishes the well-informed in social usage.
1
Yet there is nothing
graceful
about the overloaded boats heading towards Europe.
2
It was a large, red brick house built along
graceful
Georgian lines.
3
The flight of the nighthawk is free and
graceful
in the extreme.
4
The new broom has a rare chance to suggest a
graceful
exit.
5
The roof is battlemented, and the tracery in the windows is
graceful
.
1
However, the changing nature, and improvements in
flexible
work practices, may help.
2
Different parts of the economy are more
flexible
than others of course.
3
Background: Achieving proficiency in
flexible
endoscopy requires a great amount of practice.
4
Ms Sage said the government should be more
flexible
in its approach.
5
Certainly our attitude to creative freedom and game development remains fairly
flexible
.
1
Do you imagine she has given up communing with
nimble
young gentlemen?
2
Governments are anything but
nimble
,
let alone open, in their decision-making processes.
3
These
nimble
operators not only help students cheat their way into universities.
4
Still young and
nimble
,
John Maclean has already had two successful careers.
5
Feel that you have these strong and
nimble
elements in your body.
1
Risa stood just a moment longer, taking in Lilith's young,
lithe
form.
2
The leader was tall and
lithe
,
the second very short but stocky.
3
Leesil didn't need a closer look to recognize the tall
lithe
stature.
4
She was a thing of
lithe
grace in her soft red silk.
5
To survive we must be ever ready, ever
lithe
of foot -
1
The Brazilian government needs to be more
agile
with this, he said.
2
Hisresearch interests include database systems, versioning systems,semantic web, and
agile
software development.
3
However, it was quite
agile
on the trail and on the rock.
4
It's a small one, an
agile
number with a lot of glass.
5
Traditional data centers are not as
agile
or flexible in meeting demand.
1
Here are the awesome products that will leave you smooth and
supple
.
2
The running and yoga kept him
supple
and younger than his years.
3
It was a nice, soft,
supple
fabric that made shoe cleaning easy.
4
All eyes were centred on the
supple
,
graceful form of the dancer.
5
The whole agile,
supple
nature of the Greek entered into every fence.
1
The broad shoulders, strong arms,
deft
hands with their long nimble fingers.
2
What caught Owen's eye were the
deft
touches in crowded penalty areas.
3
He sets to sweeping, and is not very
deft
in the exercise.
4
It also was a
deft
ploy of blame-shifting, which exonerates his government.
5
From Civil War hospital experience the father had been a
deft
bonesetter.
1
Take the eggs, a
limber
knife and the salt to the stove.
2
I guess I might as well overhaul mine and
limber
it up.
3
His feet were also ironed, and the chain lashed to a
limber
.
4
It was not cold and stiff but warm and
limber
and fleshlike.
5
Now I'm back, drawn by accounts of a lighter, more
limber
show.
1
To co-ordinate, you can't go far wrong with a
willowy
patterned neckscarf.
2
Kathleen Beck would be no help: her daughters were
willowy
,
complacent things.
3
It was deeper than her
willowy
proportions had led him to expect.
4
The light,
willowy
machines are subject to every caprice of the wind.
5
Her body bent like a
willowy
bow, the epitome of supple strength.
1
Presently, however, he hove in view, doing fearfully
lissom
things in mid-floor.
2
He had the
lissom
hands and cheerful self-absorption that bring success.
3
The right arm lay
lissom
like a snake across her breast.
4
But this slim Irish girl with the young,
lissom
body held her own.
5
Her gown hung closely to her
lissom
and rather full form.
1
The
loose-jointed
giant turned on his heel and left Brent standing alone.
2
He was rather tall, shaggy,
loose
-
jointed
,
long-armed, broad-shouldered, and he squinted awfully.
3
We won't even need a
loose
-
jointed
confession, because we caught him black-handed.
4
A
loose-jointed
man in clerical garb came hurrying down the avenue.
5
He was-letus say-something like fourteen years old; long and
loose
-
jointed
and towheaded.
1
Persephone nods, then picks herself up and breaks into a
loose
-
limbed
jog.
2
Lena sat
loose
-
limbed
,
her head bowed, visibly sagging in front of me.
3
Now, right now, Jamal performs a
loose
-
limbed
,
solitary dance among the stone tablets.
4
In uttering those words Herr Schulz seemed suddenly to become
loose
-
limbed
and easy.
5
Feeling
loose
-
limbed
and relaxed, she began running up the incline toward Warren's house.
Usage of
acrobatic
in English
1
Redeemed himself with an almost identical
acrobatic
effort in the second half.
2
And not, I might add, doing anything unusually
acrobatic
at the time.
3
We manage to stay inside only by performing some extraordinary
acrobatic
contortions.
4
They are fast and
acrobatic
and fight with a savage, flesh-tearing ferocity.
5
Orange red, pale blue, E flat minor,
acrobatic
,
Ariel-like in its changes.
6
In fact, he turned out to be only Howard, Florette's
acrobatic
partner.
7
Mother Africa combines spectacular
acrobatic
stunts with traditional African music and dance.
8
Pud's
acrobatic
performance had brought peals of laughter from Bob and Bill.
9
Suddenly it is quite clear how
acrobatic
,
how dangerous everything is.
10
Not to mention the
acrobatic
nature in which his goal was expertly taken.
11
Source: NZ Birds Listen to our magnificent and
acrobatic
forest parrot.
12
The
acrobatic
swirls made by flocks of starlings have long puzzled bird experts.
13
Miss Martin glum as she types the actionable
acrobatic
answers in room 604.
14
He seemed to have inherited a sort of natural
acrobatic
tendency.
15
Under that name, she has competed for years as an
acrobatic
rock'n'roll dancer.
16
Jumpers and
acrobatic
tumblers have been popular from the earliest time.
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acrobatic
Adjective
Frequent collocations
acrobatic feats
acrobatic effort
acrobatic volley
acrobatic performances
acrobatic stunts
More collocations
Acrobatic
through the time
Acrobatic
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