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English adjective: burly

1. burly muscular and heavily built


SamplesA beefy wrestler.
Had a tall burly frame.
Clothing sizes for husky boys.
A strapping boy of eighteen.
`buirdly' is a Scottish term.


Synonymsbeefy, buirdly, husky, strapping


Similarrobust


Domain regionScotland


Antonymsfrail









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