burly

The definition of burly is big, strong and rough.

(adjective)

An example of a burly person is a muscular lumberjack.

See burly in Webster's New World College Dictionary

Origin: ME borlich, excellent, noble, handsome, altered (? by assoc. with bour, bower) < OE borlice, very, excellently

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adjective bur·li·er, bur·li·est

Heavy, strong, and muscular; husky. See Synonyms at muscular.

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Origin: Middle English burlich

Origin: , from Old English *borlic, excellent; see bher-¹ in Indo-European roots

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