In a manner relating to or characteristic of athletes or athletics; with physical skill and strength.
From athletic (from Greek athletikos, from athletes 'contestant in games') plus the adverbial suffix -ally. The root comes from Greek aethlos meaning 'contest' or 'struggle.'
The word 'athlete' actually comes from Greek aethlos meaning 'struggle' or 'ordeal'—so when you perform athletically, you're technically struggling in the original sense! This shows how ancient Greeks saw competition as fundamentally about overcoming challenges.
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