burly English

Meaning burly meaning

What does burly mean?

burly

— adjective (= beefy, husky, strapping, buirdly) 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

Synonyms burly synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as burly?

burly English » English

sturdy

strong

husky

stout

portly

robust

corpulent

tough

strapping

stalwart

brawny

big

beefy

thick

stocky

solid

huge

firm

bulky

buirdly

well-set

well-knit

thickset

tall

stubbed

stately

square-built

rugged

resistant

pursy

plump

noble

lusty

lumpy

lumpish

lubberly

herculean

hefty

heavy-bodied

gross

elephantine

earthy

dignified

crass

coarse

clumsy

clumpy

buxom

broad

bouncing

Topics burly topics

What do people use burly to talk about?

Person Body condition

Strong

• What words describe someone who is strong and fat?
  stocky burly brawny beefy hefty

States Big Thick

Fat person

• What words describe someone who is fat and strong?
  brawny burly