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Burly

Burly Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Burly? [adj] 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; "a buirdly lad of twelve") Synonyms \| Synonyms for Burly: beefy \| buirdly \| husky \| robust \| strapping Related Terms \| Find terms related to Burly: able-bodied \| adipose \| athletic \| beefy \| big \| big-bellied \| bloated \| blowzy \| bosomy \| brawny \| broad-shouldered \| buxom \| chubby \| chunky \| corpulent \| distended \| dumpy \| fat \| fattish \| fleshy \| full \| gross \| heavy \| heavyset \| hefty \| hippy \| husky \| imposing \| large \| lusty \| meaty \| muscle-bound \| muscular \| obese \| overweight \| paunchy \| plump \| podgy \| portly \| potbellied \| pudgy \| puffy \| pursy \| roly-poly \| rotund \| rugged \| sinewy \| square \| squat \| squatty \| stalwart \| stocky \| stout \| strapping \| strong \| sturdy \| swollen \| thewy \| thick-bodied \| thickset \| top-heavy \| tough \| tubby \| well-built \| well-fed \| well-knit \| well-set \| well-set-up \| wiry See Also \| Burly In Webster's Dictionary \Bur"ly\ (b[^u]r"l[y^]), a. [OE. burlich strong, excellent; perh. orig. fit for a lady's bower, hence handsome, manly, stout. Cf. {Bower}.] 1. 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. ``Burly sacks.'' --Drayton. In his latter days, with overliberal diet, [he was] somewhat corpulent and burly. --Sir T. More. Burly and big, and studious of his ease. --Cowper. 2. Coarse and rough; boisterous. It was the orator's own burly way of nonsense. --Cowley.

Burly Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Burly?

[adj] 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; "a buirdly lad of twelve")

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Burly In Webster's Dictionary

\Bur"ly\ (b[^u]r"l[y^]), a. [OE. burlich strong,
excellent; perh. orig. fit for a lady's bower, hence
handsome, manly, stout. Cf. {Bower}.]
1. 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. ``Burly sacks.''
   --Drayton.

         In his latter days, with overliberal diet, [he was]
         somewhat corpulent and burly.         --Sir T. More.

         Burly and big, and studious of his ease. --Cowper.

2. Coarse and rough; boisterous.

         It was the orator's own burly way of nonsense.
                                               --Cowley.

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