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单词 burliness
释义

burly

adjective

bur·​ly ˈbər-lē How to pronounce burly (audio)
burlier; burliest
: strongly and heavily built : husky
a burly man
burlily
ˈbər-lə-lē How to pronounce burly (audio)
adverb
burliness
ˈbər-lē-nəs How to pronounce burly (audio)
noun

Synonyms

  • beefy
  • brawny
  • hefty
  • hulking
  • husky
  • mesomorphic
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Example Sentences

a burly delivery man brought the furniture
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Word History

Etymology

Middle English

First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

burly

adjective

bur·​ly ˈbər-lē How to pronounce burly (audio)
burlier; burliest
: strongly and heavily built
a burly truck driver

burliness

noun

as in stoutness

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • stoutness
  • brawniness
  • huskiness
  • bulkiness
  • rotundity
  • heaviness
  • corpulence
  • corpulency
  • fatness
  • pudginess
  • fattiness
  • chubbiness
  • endomorphy
  • embonpoint
  • plumpness
  • grossness
  • adiposity
  • fleshiness
  • fat
  • obesity
  • portliness
  • pursiness
  • weight

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • leanness
  • slimness
  • slenderness
  • thinness
  • trimness
  • svelteness
  • fitness
  • gauntness
  • reediness
  • weediness
  • skinniness
  • scrawniness
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