burly

[US]/'bɜːlɪ/
[UK]/'bɝli/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. strong and muscular

Phrases & Collocations

a burly man

burly physique

burly arms

burly appearance

Example Sentences

a man of burly physique

the hurly-burly of school life.

a burly-set young man

The candidate was accompanied by six burly bodyguards.

he sustained the role of Creon with burly resilience.

the girl was sandwiched between two burly men in the back of the car.

He has remained largely aloof from the hurly-burly of parliamentary politics.

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