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Adjective
/ˈbərlē/,
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burlier, comparative; burliest, superlative;
  1. (of a person) Large and strong; heavily built


  1. beefy: 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"
  2. Large, well-built, and muscular; 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; Originating from surfer culture and/or Southern California. ...
  3. (burliness) The characteristic of being burly
  4. (voiced by Ian James Corlett) - The biggest member of Big Green's Air Force. He usually pulls together the planes for a combined attack which makes his eyes bulge out.
  5. a concoction of bits of fish and fish carcasses (usually thrown in the ocean) to attract fish when fishing.
  6. Big, intense and lots of holes!
  7. Powerful or strenuous.