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adjective, -li·er, -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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Burly
is always a great word to know.
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Example Sentences
- Scalping used to be about burly men lurking outside stadiums with fistfuls of tickets.
- Get pinned down in a storm and you need two things-a burly tent and comfort so you won't lose your mind.
- Armored cars idled tensely while burly couriers with handguns wheeled away small black suitcases.
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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
EXPANDto burjan "to raise, lift."
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