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Word: Burly
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
Middle English (in the sense ‘dignified, imposing’): probably from an unrecorded Old English word meaning ‘stately, fit for the bower’ (see bower, -ly)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈbəːli
Dialects: British English
Definition:
(of a person) large and strong; heavily built
Short Definition:large and strong
Examples:- I saw a burly figure approaching
- a big, burly man
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