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[ bur-lee ] / ˈbɜr li / SEE SYNONYMS FOR burly ON THESAURUS.COM
adjective, bur·li·er, bur·li·est.large in bodily size; stout; sturdy. bluff; brusque. Origin of burly1250–1300; Middle English borli, burli,Old English borlīce (adv.) excellently, equivalent to bor(a) ruler + -līce-ly SYNONYMS FOR burly1 strapping, stocky, brawny, thickset, beefy, hefty. SEE SYNONYMS FOR burly ON THESAURUS.COM ANTONYMS FOR burlySEE ANTONYMS FOR burly ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM burlybur·li·ly, adverbbur·li·ness, nounun·bur·ly, adjectiveWords nearby burlyburley, burleycue, Burlingame, Burlington, burlwood, burly, Burma, Burman, bur marigold, Burma Road, Burmese Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for burlyA burly Belgian, strapped with grenades and ammunition, towered above them. ‘Argo’ in the Congo: The Ghosts of the Stanleyville Hostage Crisis|Nina Strochlic|November 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST Based on his sock puppet, I expected him to be a burly bearded giant clad in plaid—basically, a Canadian Paul Bunyan. Canada’s Subversive Sock Puppet: Ed the Sock Isn’t Afraid to Say Anything|Soraya Roberts|November 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST The film tells the story of Ron “Stray Dog” Hall, a burly, sixtysomething biker and Vietnam vet. Life After ‘Winter’s Bone’: Debra Granik on Finding J. Law and the Plight of the Female Director|Marlow Stern|October 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST She tried the direct, how-do-you-do handshake approach, but was blocked by a burly aide-de-camp. Andrew Cuomo Can't Ignore It Now: He's Weak Even at Home|David Freedlander|September 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In recent years, Montana has been electing a certain breed of burly, alpha male Democrats. Meet Montana's Nose-Ringed Candidate for the U.S. Senate|Ben Jacobs|August 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST At their head loomed a burly black-whiskered creature with a revolver in each hand—the malignant Schwandorf himself. The Pathless Trail|Arthur O. (Arthur Olney) Friel As for my uncle, he did but hum a burly bass to the tune of the "Little wee wife." Margery [Gred], Complete|Georg Ebers "Take that burly housebreaker, bind him, and put him to the test," were the instructions they received. The Mysteries of All Nations|James Grant As the fisherman drew back into the shadow the Italian disappeared to return a moment later shoving a burly figure before him. Then the burly fellow turned suddenly to Martin: "Here, you son of a dandy!" Quintus Oakes|Charles Ross Jackson
British Dictionary definitions for burly
adjective -lier or -liestlarge and thick of build; sturdy; stout Derived forms of burlyburliness, nounWord Origin for burlyC13: of Germanic origin; compare Old High German burlīh lofty Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to burlybulky, hulking, sturdy, athletic, able-bodied, portly, muscular, stocky, brawny, stout, beefy, strapping, big, hefty, hunk, powerful, strong, hulky, thickset, beefcake |