Hich synonym for the word “athletic” has a negative connotation? a. muscular b. wiry

The correct answer is B. Wiry

Explanation:

The denotative meaning of a word refers to the meaning agreed by the speaker of a language and which is usually the meaning included in dictionaries or glossaries. On the other hand, the connotative meaning refers to the emotional association people has in relation to some word depending on their cultural context, personal experiences, among others, which usually made them consider a word as negative or positive. This implies, even though two words might have the same denotative meaning its connotative meaning might be different.

In the case of the word "athletic" this is an adjective used to refer to someone that is strong, thin and good at sports, also, this word is a synonym of the word "muscular" which means having well-developed muscles and the word "wiry" which is used to describe a person body when is thin and strong. However, the connotation or associations people do are more positive in the case of the word muscular, as the word wiry is often used to describe the body of someone is too sinewy and not positively strong as in the case of muscular or athletic. Thus, the synonym for the word "athletic" that has a negative connotation is "wiry".

the answer is:

apprehensive.