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burly

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Synonyms & Antonyms of burly

strongly and heavily built

a burly delivery man brought the furniture

Synonyms for burly

beefy,
brawny,
hefty,
hulking,
husky,
mesomorphic

Words Related to burly

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 for burly

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

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