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a burly delivery man brought the furniture
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New Atlas, 3 June 2025
Neither of those were shocking wins given his stature as the embodiment of burly country authenticity, but the Kentucky native always offers up a few surprises of his own.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 8 May 2025
Two coppers in an unmarked car, cheery, burly, aftershave competing, picked me up from my home and drove me to a police station a hundred and fifty-odd miles away.
—Sarah Beckwith, New Yorker, 26 May 2025
This burly mat is 4 inches thick and weighs 4 pounds, offering plenty of cushioning
and support.
—Scott Gilbertson, Wired News, 22 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for burly
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“Burly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/burly. Accessed 14 Jun. 2025.
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burly
adjective
bur·ly
ˈbər-lē 
burlier; burliest
: strongly and heavily built
a burly man
burliness
noun
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