burly

  • 11burly — [[t]bɜ͟ː(r)li[/t]] burlier, burliest ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n A burly man has a broad body and strong muscles. He was a big, burly man …

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  • 12burly — adjective a burly man is big and strong: burly rugby players burliness noun (U) …

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  • 13burly — adjective (burlier; est) Etymology: Middle English Date: 13th century strongly and heavily built ; husky < a burly man > • burlily adverb • burliness noun …

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  • 14burly — adj. Burly is used with these nouns: ↑man …

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  • 15burly — bur|ly [ bɜrli ] adjective a burly man is fat and strong ╾ bur|li|ness noun uncount …

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  • 16burly — [13] Burly has come down in the world over the centuries. Originally it meant ‘excellent, noble, stately’, and it appears to come from an unrecorded Old English adjective *būrlic, literally ‘bowerly’ – that is, ‘fit to frequent a lady’s&#8230; …

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  • 17burly — adjective his burly bodyguards Syn: strapping, well built, sturdy, brawny, strong, muscular, muscly, thickset, blocky, big, hefty, bulky, stocky, stout, Herculean; informal hunky, beefy, husky, hulking; literary stalwart …

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  • 18burly — [ˈbɜːli] adj a burly man is fat and strong …

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  • 19burly — [13] Burly has come down in the world over the centuries. Originally it meant ‘excellent, noble, stately’, and it appears to come from an unrecorded Old English adjective *būrlic, literally ‘bowerly’ – that is, ‘fit to frequent a lady’s&#8230; …

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  • 20Burly Bear Network — Infobox Network network name = Burly Bear Network network country = United States network type = Defunct broadcast television network available = National owner = National Lampoon key people = launch date = 1994 | closure date = July 2002 founder …

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