bur-lily
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li adjective, bur·li·er, bur·li·est.
1.
large in bodily size; stout; sturdy.
2.
bluff; brusque.
Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English borli, burli, Old English borlīce (adv.) excellently, equivalent to bor(a) ruler + -līce -ly
1250–1300; Middle English borli, burli, Old English borlīce (adv.) excellently, equivalent to bor(a) ruler + -līce -ly
Related forms
bur·li·ly, adverb
bur·li·ness, noun
un·bur·ly, adjective
Synonyms
1. strapping, stocky, brawny, thickset, beefy, hefty.
1. strapping, stocky, brawny, thickset, beefy, hefty.
Antonyms
1. puny, weak, frail.
1. puny, weak, frail.
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World English Dictionary
burly (ˈbɜːlɪ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj , -lier, -liest | |
| large and thick of build; sturdy; stout | |
| [C13: of Germanic origin; compare Old High German burlīh lofty] | |
| 'burliness | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
burly
c.1300, perhaps from O.E. burlic "noble, stately," lit. "bowerly," fit to frequent a lady's apartment (see bower). Sense descended through "stout," and "sturdy" by 15c. to "heavily built." Another theory connects the original word to O.H.G. burlih "lofty, exalted," related
to burjan "to raise, lift."
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