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    [ˈbərlē]
    adjective
    burly (adjective) · burlier (comparative adjective) · burliest (superlative adjective)
    1. (of a person) large and strong; heavily built:
      "I saw a burly figure approaching" · "a big, burly man"
    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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    1. (of a person) large and strong; heavily built:
      strapping
      well built
      sturdy
      broad-shouldered
      brawny
      strong
      muscular
      muscly
      athletic
      thickset
      big
      hefty
      bulky
      robust
      rugged
      stocky
      lusty
      Herculean
      vigorous
      stalwart
      thewy
      stark
      mesomorphic
      sturdily built
      powerfully built
      well muscled
      Opposite:
      puny
     
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    What does a burly man mean?A burly man is large and strong. (Definition of burly from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) 高大結實的，魁梧的… 高大结实的，魁梧的… fornido, musculoso, corpulento… corpulento, robusto… Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! BURLY meaning: A burly man is large and strong.. Learn more.

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    What does burly mean?Blossom Word Game Pick the best words! Spelling Bee Quiz Can you outdo past winners of the National Spelli... The meaning of BURLY is strongly and heavily built : husky. How to use burly in a sentence.

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    Where did the word burly come from?The earliest known use of the word burly is in the Middle English period (1150—1500). OED's earliest evidence for burly is from before 1400, in Cursor Mundi: a Northumbrian poem of the 14th century. burly is of uncertain origin.

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    What does a burly guy look like?Burly is more often used to describe the guy that has a massive, muscular build, where his muscle may be tending toward fat. The adjective burly describes someone (usually male) who is muscular and beefy. Types of people that you might describe as burly? Football players, wrestlers, and bouncers at nightclubs.

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  2. Large, strong, and muscular
    bur·ly (bûr′lē) adj. bur·li·er, bur·li·est Heavy, strong, and muscular; husky. See Synonyms at muscular.

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    burly adjective bur·​ly ˈbər-lē burlier; burliest Synonyms of burly : strongly and heavily built : husky a burly man

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    Meaning of burly in English burly adjective uk / ˈbɜː.li / us / ˈbɝː.li / Add to word list A burly man is large and strong: a burly policeman

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    Burly Coarse and rough; boisterous. "It was the orator's own burly way of nonsense." Burly Having a large, strong, or gross body; stout; lusty; -- now used chiefly of human beings, but formerly of animals, in the sense of stately or beautiful, and of inanimate things that were huge and bulky.

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    British Dictionary definitions for burly ˈbɜːlɪ adjective-lieror-liest large and thick of build; sturdy; stout C13: of Germanic origin; compare Old High German

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