burly
adjective /ˈbɜːli/
/ˈbɜːrli/
(comparative burlier, superlative burliest)
- (of a man or a man’s body) big, strong and heavy synonym brawnyOxford Collocations DictionaryBurly is used with these nouns:
- man
Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘dignified, imposing’): probably from an unrecorded Old English word meaning ‘stately, fit for the bower’ (see bower, -ly).