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    burly
    /ˈbəːli/

    adjective

    • 1. (of a person) large and strong; heavily built: "I saw a burly figure approaching"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishBURLY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    (of a person) large and strong: Two burly men pushed the car to the side of the road. (Definition of burly from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of burly. burly. He has paws that are turned in and gnarled into burly nubs. From USA TODAY.

  3. www.dictionary.com › browse › burlyBURLY Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Burly definition: large in bodily size; stout; sturdy.. See examples of BURLY used in a sentence.

  4. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › burlyBurly Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    : strongly and heavily built : husky. a burly man. burlily. ˈbər-lə-lē. adverb. burliness. ˈbər-lē-nəs. noun. Synonyms. beefy. brawny. hefty. hulking. husky. mesomorphic. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of burly in a Sentence. a burly delivery man brought the furniture.

  5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › burlyBurly - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    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.

  6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishburly adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    Definition of burly adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishBURLY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    burly bouncer. Large and thick of build; sturdy; stout.... Click for English pronunciations, examples sentences, video.

  8. www.thefreedictionary.com › burlyBurly - definition of burly by The Free Dictionary

    Define burly. burly synonyms, burly pronunciation, burly translation, English dictionary definition of burly. adj. bur·li·er , bur·li·est Heavy, strong, and muscular; husky. See Synonyms at muscular. bur′li·ly adv. bur′li·ness n. American Heritage® Dictionary of the...

  9. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishBURLY | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

    Meaning of burly – Learner’s Dictionary. burly. adjective. uk / ˈbɜːli / us. Add to word list. A burly man is large and strong. (Definition of burly from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of burly. in Chinese (Traditional) 高大結實的，魁梧的… See more. in Chinese (Simplified) 高大结实的，魁梧的… See more. in Spanish.

  10. www.yourdictionary.com › burlyBurly Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

    An expressive term to mean something is good, awesome, amazing, unbelievable. e.g That goal was burly, or Räikkönen is a burly Formula 1 driver. Wiktionary (slang) Originating from surfer culture and/or Southern California.

  11. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › burlyburly | meaning of burly in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary...

    burly meaning, definition, what is burly: a burly man is big and strong: Learn more.