Definitions for burly
ˈbɜr libur·ly

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:2.5 / 2 votes

1. beefy, burly, husky, strapping, buirdlyadjective

   muscular and heavily built

   "a beefy wrestler"; "had a tall burly frame"; "clothing sizes for husky boys"; "a strapping boy of eighteen"; "`buirdly' is a Scottish term"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. burlyadjective

   Large, well-built, and muscular.

   He's a big, burly rugby player who works as a landscape gardener.

2. burlyadjective

   Originating from the east end of London, England. An expressive term to mean something is good, awesome, amazing, unbelievable. e.g That goal was burly, or Räikkönen is a burly Formula 1 driver.

3. burlyadjective

   Originating from surfer culture and/or Southern California. An expressive term to mean something is of large magnitude, either good or bad, and sometimes both. e.g. "That wave was burly!" (meaning it was large, dangerous and difficult to ride). "This hike is going to be burly, but worth it because there is good body surfing at that beach." (meaning the hike is going to be hard work).

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. BURLYadjective

   Great of stature; great of size; bulky; tumid.

   Etymology: Franciscus Junius has no etymology; Stephen Skinner imagines it to come from boorlike, clownish.

   Steel, if thou turn thine edge, or cut not out the burly boned clown in chines of beef, ere thou sleep in thy sheath, I beseech Jove on my knees, thou may’st be turned into hobnails. William Shakespeare, Henry VI. p. ii.

   It was the orator’s own burly way of nonsense. Abraham Cowley.

   Away with all your Carthaginian state,
   Let vanquish’d Hannibal without doors wait,
   Too burly and too big to pass my narrow gate. Dryden.

   Her husband, it seems, being a very burly man, she thought it would be less trouble for her to bring away little Cupid. Joseph Addison, Spectator, №. 499.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Burly

   Burly (Russian: Бурлы; Bashkir: Бурлы, Burlı) is a rural locality (a selo) and the administrative centre of Burlinsky Selsoviet, Gafuriysky District, Bashkortostan, Russia. The population was 539 as of 2010. There are 10 streets.

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1. burly

   Burly generally refers to a person, typically a man, who is large and strong, often characterized by roughness or ruggedness in appearance.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Burlyadjective

   having a large, strong, or gross body; stout; lusty; -- now used chiefly of human beings, but formerly of animals, in the sense of stately or beautiful, and of inanimate things that were huge and bulky

2. Burlyadjective

   coarse and rough; boisterous

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Burly

   bur′li, adj. bulky: boisterous, bluff.—n. Bur′liness. [M. E. borlich; prob. Old High Ger. burlīh, high, bōr, a height.]

Rap DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. burlynoun

   Burlington, Ontario, Canada. A Big Ass Gangsta...like, Dat Mr. Brown iz one BURLY MF! All da cheerun at Smitha iz a-scared o dat cracker!

How to pronounce burly?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

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   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

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   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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How to say burly in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of burly in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of burly in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of burly in a Sentence

1. Toula Oberlies:

   It touches the heart no matter who is singing, but women bring a certain warmth, the ones that enjoy it the most are the big burly guys that you wouldn't expect. We went to a motorcycle shop near the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. There was this big man with tattoos surrounded by all these motorcycles and we started singing and tears were rolling down his eyes.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=burly
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Burly
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=burly
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burly
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/burly
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=burly