burly
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bur·ly
(bûr′lē)adj. bur·li·er, bur·li·est
Heavy, strong, and muscular; husky. See Synonyms at muscular.
bur′li·ly adv.
bur′li·ness n.
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burly
(ˈbɜːlɪ)adj, -lier or -liest
large and thick of build; sturdy; stout
[C13: of Germanic origin; compare Old High German burlīh lofty]
ˈburlily adv
ˈburliness n
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bur•ly
(ˈbɜr li)adj. -li•er, -li•est.
1. large in bodily size; stout; sturdy.
2. bluff; brusque.
[1250–1300; Middle English borli, burli, Old English borlīce (adv.) excellently =bor(a) ruler + -līce -ly]
bur′li•ness, n.
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| Adj. | 1. |  burly - 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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burly
adjective brawny, strong, powerful, big, strapping, hefty, muscular, sturdy, stout, bulky, stocky, hulking, beefy (informal), well-built, thickset He was a big, burly man.
thin, weak, spare, lean, slight, puny, weedy (informal), scrawny, scraggy, wussy (slang), wimpish or wimpy (informal)
thin, weak, spare, lean, slight, puny, weedy (informal), scrawny, scraggy, wussy (slang), wimpish or wimpy (informal)
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burly
(ˈbəːli) adjective (of a person) big, strong and heavy. a big burly farmer.corpulento
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