burliest

We have found lemma(root) word of burliest : burly.

Definitions


[ˈbəːli], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- (of a person) large and strong; heavily built
(e.g: I saw a burly figure approaching)


Phrases:

Origin:
Middle English (in the sense ‘dignified, imposing’): probably from an unrecorded Old English word meaning ‘stately, fit for the bower’ (see bower, -ly)




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