Definition of burly in English:

burly

adjectiveburlier, burliest ˈbəːliˈbərli

(of a person) large and strong; heavily built.
I saw a burly figure approaching
a big, burly man
Example sentencesExamples
- At one point down York Street I saw a rugby ball fly over the road and some burly blokes by the Hook Line and Sinker tried to push a bus.
- Just eyeball some of those burly boys who stand menacingly in the doorways and you'll get my drift.
- The burly man stared at him and took his arm, leading the young man across the street.
- In the next-door compound, a burly man was whacking a skinny boy with a thick stick.
- Julian was watching a burly man with beard and sunburn make his way across the lobby.
- He is a tall, burly man in his early 40s, with cropped hair, a friendly grin and a firm handshake.
- I saw one burly man whipping his horse with one of these and received a mouthful of abuse when I pleaded with him to stop.
- The singer Donovan turned up with his friend, a burly bloke called Gypsy.
- There were four burly men at the table, miners by the look of them, men who delved in the earth.
- If a burly gentleman doesn't challenge you to fisticuffs, the table is ready.
- I could only grunt in response, as by that stage his two burly assistants had bundled me in to a chair and strapped me down.
- The burly Peter started at centre forward and played his part in the Kilkenny win.
- The burly men with biceps will be competing in the grand final in a series of face-to-face bouts.
- He could then tell you that a couple of burly bobbies were hiding behind the hedge, stopwatch in hand, ready to bring you to book.
- Blanche looked at him, a big burly man with an abdomen that was bulging over his belt which seemed much too tight for him.
- She had been clamped by the time she got outside, and two burly men demanded £125 to have her car released.
- A large burly man was carrying a large rifle, his sword hanging by his waist, motioning to his men.
- I sat cramped next to a burly fellow who obviously had a lot of faith in the medicinal qualities of garlic.
- So I bombed out of the office, jumped into a cab and whizzed home, to find two burly men in overalls on the doorstep.
- A burly gentleman in plain clothes is insisting that we need a permit to photograph Burns outside Lenin's tomb.
Synonyms
strapping, well built, sturdy, sturdily built, powerfully built, broad-shouldered, brawny, strong, muscular, muscly, well muscled, athletic, thickset, big, hefty, bulky, robust, rugged, stocky, lusty, Herculean, vigorous
informal hunky, beefy, husky, hulking, ripped, shredded
North American informal buff
US informal jacked
literary stalwart, thewy, stark
technical mesomorphic

Derivatives

burliness

noun ˈbəːlɪnəsˈbərlinəs

His strides were cumbersome, as if his height and burliness was more of a weakness than a strength.
Example sentencesExamples
- Aaron could only look back at the familiar silvery eyes that had softened, despite the overbearing burliness of the body beneath them, and try and read them.
- Not an easy thing to do with such an ode to burliness, natch.
- An odd burliness possessed the feminine body frame as it strode through the student sleeping quarters on silent feet.
- He tended to scare off little kids with his tallness and burliness, but inside he was a nice man.

Origin

Middle English (in the sense 'dignified, imposing'): probably from an unrecorded Old English word meaning 'stately, fit for the bower' (see bower¹, -ly¹).

Rhymes

Burghley, Burley, curly, early, girlie, hurley, hurly-burly, pearly, Shirley, surly, swirly, twirly

Definition of burly in US English:

burly

adjectiveˈbərlēˈbərli

(of a person) large and strong; heavily built.
I saw a burly figure approaching
a big, burly man
Example sentencesExamples
- He is a tall, burly man in his early 40s, with cropped hair, a friendly grin and a firm handshake.
- Blanche looked at him, a big burly man with an abdomen that was bulging over his belt which seemed much too tight for him.
- So I bombed out of the office, jumped into a cab and whizzed home, to find two burly men in overalls on the doorstep.
- He could then tell you that a couple of burly bobbies were hiding behind the hedge, stopwatch in hand, ready to bring you to book.
- I sat cramped next to a burly fellow who obviously had a lot of faith in the medicinal qualities of garlic.
- I saw one burly man whipping his horse with one of these and received a mouthful of abuse when I pleaded with him to stop.
- Just eyeball some of those burly boys who stand menacingly in the doorways and you'll get my drift.
- She had been clamped by the time she got outside, and two burly men demanded £125 to have her car released.
- I could only grunt in response, as by that stage his two burly assistants had bundled me in to a chair and strapped me down.
- A large burly man was carrying a large rifle, his sword hanging by his waist, motioning to his men.
- Julian was watching a burly man with beard and sunburn make his way across the lobby.
- At one point down York Street I saw a rugby ball fly over the road and some burly blokes by the Hook Line and Sinker tried to push a bus.
- The singer Donovan turned up with his friend, a burly bloke called Gypsy.
- The burly man stared at him and took his arm, leading the young man across the street.
- There were four burly men at the table, miners by the look of them, men who delved in the earth.
- In the next-door compound, a burly man was whacking a skinny boy with a thick stick.
- A burly gentleman in plain clothes is insisting that we need a permit to photograph Burns outside Lenin's tomb.
- If a burly gentleman doesn't challenge you to fisticuffs, the table is ready.
- The burly men with biceps will be competing in the grand final in a series of face-to-face bouts.
- The burly Peter started at centre forward and played his part in the Kilkenny win.
Synonyms
strapping, well built, sturdy, sturdily built, powerfully built, broad-shouldered, brawny, strong, muscular, muscly, well muscled, athletic, thickset, big, hefty, bulky, robust, rugged, stocky, lusty, herculean, vigorous

Origin

Middle English (in the sense ‘dignified, imposing’): probably from an unrecorded Old English word meaning ‘stately, fit for the bower’ (see bower, -ly).

单词	burly
释义	Definition of burly in English: burly adjectiveburlier, burliest ˈbəːliˈbərli (of a person) large and strong; heavily built. I saw a burly figure approaching a big, burly man Example sentencesExamples At one point down York Street I saw a rugby ball fly over the road and some burly blokes by the Hook Line and Sinker tried to push a bus. Just eyeball some of those burly boys who stand menacingly in the doorways and you'll get my drift. The burly man stared at him and took his arm, leading the young man across the street. In the next-door compound, a burly man was whacking a skinny boy with a thick stick. Julian was watching a burly man with beard and sunburn make his way across the lobby. He is a tall, burly man in his early 40s, with cropped hair, a friendly grin and a firm handshake. I saw one burly man whipping his horse with one of these and received a mouthful of abuse when I pleaded with him to stop. The singer Donovan turned up with his friend, a burly bloke called Gypsy. There were four burly men at the table, miners by the look of them, men who delved in the earth. If a burly gentleman doesn't challenge you to fisticuffs, the table is ready. I could only grunt in response, as by that stage his two burly assistants had bundled me in to a chair and strapped me down. The burly Peter started at centre forward and played his part in the Kilkenny win. The burly men with biceps will be competing in the grand final in a series of face-to-face bouts. He could then tell you that a couple of burly bobbies were hiding behind the hedge, stopwatch in hand, ready to bring you to book. Blanche looked at him, a big burly man with an abdomen that was bulging over his belt which seemed much too tight for him. She had been clamped by the time she got outside, and two burly men demanded £125 to have her car released. A large burly man was carrying a large rifle, his sword hanging by his waist, motioning to his men. I sat cramped next to a burly fellow who obviously had a lot of faith in the medicinal qualities of garlic. So I bombed out of the office, jumped into a cab and whizzed home, to find two burly men in overalls on the doorstep. A burly gentleman in plain clothes is insisting that we need a permit to photograph Burns outside Lenin's tomb. Synonyms strapping, well built, sturdy, sturdily built, powerfully built, broad-shouldered, brawny, strong, muscular, muscly, well muscled, athletic, thickset, big, hefty, bulky, robust, rugged, stocky, lusty, Herculean, vigorous informal hunky, beefy, husky, hulking, ripped, shredded North American informal buff US informal jacked literary stalwart, thewy, stark technical mesomorphic Derivatives burliness noun ˈbəːlɪnəsˈbərlinəs His strides were cumbersome, as if his height and burliness was more of a weakness than a strength. Example sentencesExamples Aaron could only look back at the familiar silvery eyes that had softened, despite the overbearing burliness of the body beneath them, and try and read them. Not an easy thing to do with such an ode to burliness, natch. An odd burliness possessed the feminine body frame as it strode through the student sleeping quarters on silent feet. He tended to scare off little kids with his tallness and burliness, but inside he was a nice man. Origin Middle English (in the sense 'dignified, imposing'): probably from an unrecorded Old English word meaning 'stately, fit for the bower' (see bower¹, -ly¹). Rhymes Burghley, Burley, curly, early, girlie, hurley, hurly-burly, pearly, Shirley, surly, swirly, twirly Definition of burly in US English: burly adjectiveˈbərlēˈbərli (of a person) large and strong; heavily built. I saw a burly figure approaching a big, burly man Example sentencesExamples He is a tall, burly man in his early 40s, with cropped hair, a friendly grin and a firm handshake. Blanche looked at him, a big burly man with an abdomen that was bulging over his belt which seemed much too tight for him. So I bombed out of the office, jumped into a cab and whizzed home, to find two burly men in overalls on the doorstep. He could then tell you that a couple of burly bobbies were hiding behind the hedge, stopwatch in hand, ready to bring you to book. I sat cramped next to a burly fellow who obviously had a lot of faith in the medicinal qualities of garlic. I saw one burly man whipping his horse with one of these and received a mouthful of abuse when I pleaded with him to stop. Just eyeball some of those burly boys who stand menacingly in the doorways and you'll get my drift. She had been clamped by the time she got outside, and two burly men demanded £125 to have her car released. I could only grunt in response, as by that stage his two burly assistants had bundled me in to a chair and strapped me down. A large burly man was carrying a large rifle, his sword hanging by his waist, motioning to his men. Julian was watching a burly man with beard and sunburn make his way across the lobby. At one point down York Street I saw a rugby ball fly over the road and some burly blokes by the Hook Line and Sinker tried to push a bus. The singer Donovan turned up with his friend, a burly bloke called Gypsy. The burly man stared at him and took his arm, leading the young man across the street. There were four burly men at the table, miners by the look of them, men who delved in the earth. In the next-door compound, a burly man was whacking a skinny boy with a thick stick. A burly gentleman in plain clothes is insisting that we need a permit to photograph Burns outside Lenin's tomb. If a burly gentleman doesn't challenge you to fisticuffs, the table is ready. The burly men with biceps will be competing in the grand final in a series of face-to-face bouts. The burly Peter started at centre forward and played his part in the Kilkenny win. Synonyms strapping, well built, sturdy, sturdily built, powerfully built, broad-shouldered, brawny, strong, muscular, muscly, well muscled, athletic, thickset, big, hefty, bulky, robust, rugged, stocky, lusty, herculean, vigorous Origin Middle English (in the sense ‘dignified, imposing’): probably from an unrecorded Old English word meaning ‘stately, fit for the bower’ (see bower, -ly).
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