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burly

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1. burly - Adjective

2. burly - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

Having a large, strong, or gross body; stout; lusty; -- now used chiefly of human beings, but formerly of animals, in the sense of stately or beautiful, and of inanimate things that were huge and bulky.

Coarse and rough; boisterous.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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a beefy wrestler Source: Internet

had a tall burly frame Source: Internet

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a strapping boy of eighteen Source: Internet

`buirdly' is a Scottish term Source: Internet

A burly sergeant came into the home, handed Ned an more powder horn, a small burlap shoulder sack with some dried meat and two loaves of rye bread, and a pat on the back again. Source: Internet

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