burly
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Synonyms: surly, bully, bury, burl, curly, burry, burbly, bugly, hurly, gurly, burley
Antonyms: surly, bully, bury, burl, curly, burry, burbly, bugly, hurly, gurly, burley
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Adjective
- Large, well-built, and muscular.
- He’s a big, burly rugby player who works as a landscape gardener.
- Great, amazing, unbelievable.
- That goal was burly.
- Kimi Räikkönen is a burly Formula 1 driver.
- Of large magnitude, either good or bad, and sometimes both.
- That wave was burly! (i.e. 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.
Adjective
- Full of burls or knots; knotty.
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