buirdly


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buirdly

(ˈbørdlɪ)
adj, buirdlier or buirdliest
dialect well-built; stocky
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Adj.1.buirdly - muscular and heavily builtbuirdly - muscular and heavily built; "a beefy wrestler"; "had a tall burly frame"; "clothing sizes for husky boys"; "a strapping boy of eighteen"; "`buirdly' is a Scottish term"
Scotland - one of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; located on the northern part of the island of Great Britain; famous for bagpipes and plaids and kilts
robust - sturdy and strong in form, constitution, or construction; "a robust body"; "a robust perennial"
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