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Burly

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Adjective

1. beefy, buirdly, burly, husky, strapping

muscular and heavily built

Example Sentences:
'a beefy wrestler'
'had a tall burly frame'
'clothing sizes for husky boys'
'a strapping boy of eighteen'
'buirdly' is a Scottish term'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Burly

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adjective -lier or -liest
large and thick of build; sturdy; stout

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Burly

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adjectiveWord forms: ˈburlier or ˈburliest
1. 
big and strong; heavy and muscular
2. 
rough and hearty in manner; bluff

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Burly

see synonyms of burly
adj. bur·li·er, bur·li·est
Heavy, strong, and muscular; husky. See Synonyms at muscular.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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