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adj. Heavy, strong, and muscular; husky. See Synonyms at muscular.

adj. Large, well-built, and muscular.

adj. 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.

adj. 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).

adj. 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.

adj. Coarse and rough; boisterous.

Great in bodily size; bulky; large; stout: formerly used of things, but now only of persons, and implying some degree of coarseness.

Boisterous; loud.

Synonyms Massive, Ponderous, etc. See bulky.

To make burly; cause to bulge out.

Having burls or excrescent knots: as, a burly tree.

adj. muscular and heavily built

"She has managed to get in a barroom brawl, threatened to shoot a mayoral staffer as well as have him beaten up, and twice called a burly and bald fellow council member “Shrek” during a public hearing."

robust   

burlier    burliest   

stout    lusty    boisterous   

Adderley    Curley    Early    Hurley    Shirley    burley    curly    early    erly    girlie   

stocky    bearded    brawny    middle-aged    stalwart    stout    red-faced    wiry    grizzle    gray-haired