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How to pronounce burly in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms beefy, buirdly, husky, strapping


had a tall burly frame.

Examples of burly

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Now 45, Elsberry is bearded, burly and in love with the art and science of food.
From the sacbee.com
Burly Denver center Nene scored 18 of his team-high 24 points in the first half.
From the usatoday.com
No politician stirs as much anger, or grudging admiration, as the burly Mr Modi.
From the economist.com
Just as the burly Bundeskanzler was taking a swing, his guards dragged him away.
From the time.com
A burly young man smashed him over the head with a U-shaped steering-wheel lock.
From the latimes.com
In the exercise, they are winched to the top of the pool by a burly man or two.
From the nzherald.co.nz
Will China be able to embrace the hurly burly of the entrepreneurial marketplace?
From the economist.com
The burly mayor is unlikely to have felt many qualms about confronting muggers.
From the time.com
I thought it was kind of funny how many burly guys started rushing the stage too.
From the newsweek.com
More examples
  • 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"
  • (burliness) The characteristic of being burly
  • (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.
  • Big, intense and lots of holes!
  • Powerful or strenuous.