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burly
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[ˈbəːli], (Adjective)
Definitions:
- (of a person) large and strong; heavily built
(e.g: I saw a burly figure approaching)
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Origin
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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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