burly

bur·ly

B0562100 (bûr′lē)adj. bur·li·er, bur·li·est Heavy, strong, and muscular; husky. See Synonyms at muscular.

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[Middle English burlich, from Old English *borlic, excellent; see bher- in Indo-European roots.]

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bur′li·ly adv.bur′li·ness n.

burly

(ˈbɜːlɪ) adj, -lier or -liestlarge and thick of build; sturdy; stout[C13: of Germanic origin; compare Old High German burlīh lofty] ˈburlily adv ˈburliness n

bur•ly

(ˈbɜr li)

adj. -li•er, -li•est. 1. large in bodily size; stout; sturdy. 2. bluff; brusque. [1250–1300; Middle English borli, burli, Old English borlīce (adv.) excellently =bor(a) ruler + -līce -ly] bur′li•ness, n.

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

burly - 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"beefy, buirdly, husky, strappingScotland - one of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; located on the northern part of the island of Great Britain; famous for bagpipes and plaids and kiltsrobust - sturdy and strong in form, constitution, or construction; "a robust body"; "a robust perennial"

burly

adjective brawny, strong, powerful, big, strapping, hefty, muscular, sturdy, stout, bulky, stocky, hulking, beefy (informal), well-built, thickset He was a big, burly man.
thin, weak, spare, lean, slight, puny, weedy (informal), scrawny, scraggy, wussy (slang), wimpish or wimpy (informal)

burly

adjectiveCharacterized by marked muscular development; powerfully built:athletic, brawny, husky, muscular, robust, sinewy, sturdy.

Translations

强壮的

burly

(ˈbəːli) adjective (of a person) big, strong and heavy. a big burly farmer. 魁梧的 强壮的