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burly

adjective

muscular and heavily built

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Word length
5
Starts with
B
Ends with
Y
Contains
UR
Scrabble score
10
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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adjective

  1. muscular and heavily built

    “a beefy wrestler”

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Example Sentences

a beefy wrestler
had a tall burly frame
clothing sizes for husky boys
a strapping boy of eighteen
‘buirdly’ is a Scottish term

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