burly

bur·ly

adjective \ˈbər-lē\

bur·li·er bur·li·est

Definition of BURLY

: strongly and heavily built : husky <a burly man>

— bur·li·ly \-lə-lē\ adverb

— bur·li·ness \-lē-nəs\ noun

Examples of BURLY

1. <a burly delivery man brought the furniture>

Origin of BURLY

Middle English

First Known Use: 13th century

Related to BURLY

Synonyms

beefy, brawny, ¹husky, hefty, hulking, mesomorphic

Related Words

able-bodied, athletic, herculean, mighty, muscle-bound, muscular, powerful, robust, rugged, sinewy, stalwart, stout, strapping, strong, sturdy; chunky, compact, heavy, heavyset, solid, squat, squatty, stocky, thickset; chubby, dumpy, lumpish, podgy [chiefly British], portly, pudgy, roly-poly, tubby

Near Antonyms

lean, light, lightweight, slender, slight, slim, svelte, sylphlike, thin, willowy; bony (also boney), gangling, gangly, gaunt, gawky, lanky, reedy, scraggy, scrawny, skinny, spare, stringy, twiggy, waspish, weedy; spidery, wiry; debilitated, delicate, effete, emaciated, enervated, enfeebled, feeble, fragile, frail, infirm, puny, unathletic, weak, weakly, wimpy

Rhymes with BURLY

burley, curly, early, girlie, hurly, knurly, pearly, surly, swirly, twirly, whirly