"burly" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈbɜːli/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: En-au-burly.ogg Forms: burlier [comparative], burliest [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)li Etymology: From Middle English burly, burely, borly, burlich, borlich, borlic (“tall, stately”), of uncertain origin. Cognate with Scots burely, burly (“rough, stout, sturdy, strong”). Perhaps from Old English *būrlīċ (“noble, stately”, literally “bowerly”), equivalent to bower + -ly; or from Old English *byrlīċ (“high, raised”), from byre (“raised area, mound”), cognate with Old High German burlīh, purlīh (“lofty, elevated, high, exalted”), related to Old High German burjan (“to raise, lift, push up”). See burgeon. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|burly}} Middle English burly, {{cog|sco|burely}} Scots burely, {{inh|en|ang|*būrlīċ||noble, stately|lit=bowerly}} Old English *būrlīċ (“noble, stately”, literally “bowerly”), {{suffix|en|bower|ly}} bower + -ly, {{inh|en|ang|*byrlīċ||high, raised}} Old English *byrlīċ (“high, raised”), {{cog|goh|burlīh}} Old High German burlīh, {{cog|goh|burjan||to raise, lift, push up}} Old High German burjan (“to raise, lift, push up”) Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} burly (comparative burlier, superlative burliest)
  1. (usually of a man) Large, well-built, and muscular. Tags: usually Translations (well-built): снажен (snažen) (Bulgarian), apersonat (Catalan), corpulent (Catalan), 魁偉 (Chinese Mandarin), 魁伟 (kuíwěi) (Chinese Mandarin), mazallı (Crimean Tatar), kraftig (Danish), forsgebouwd (Dutch), gespierd (Dutch), fortika (Esperanto), vahva (Finnish), roteva (Finnish), fort (French), solide (French), robuste (French), costaud (French), kräftig (German), testes (Hungarian), termetes (Hungarian), þrekvaxinn (Icelandic), alpartha (Irish), téagartha (Irish), massiccio (Italian), robusto [masculine] (Italian), 逞しい (takumashii) (alt: たくましい) (Japanese), pūngerungeru (Maori), takapū (Maori), krzepki [masculine] (Polish), corpulento [masculine] (Portuguese), grandão [masculine] (Portuguese), доро́дный (doródnyj) [masculine] (Russian), кре́пкий (krépkij) (Russian), здоро́вый (zdoróvyj) [colloquial] (Russian), tapaidh (Scottish Gaelic), tomadach (Scottish Gaelic), stasit [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), corpulento (Spanish), musculoso (Spanish), bastant (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-burly-en-adj-WHD8FzwI Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -y, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 14 32 20 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 37 39 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 32 36 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 45 43 12 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 47 43 11 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 45 36 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 31 37 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 52 36 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 52 36 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 52 36 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 52 38 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 34 41 25 Disambiguation of 'well-built': 96 3 1
  2. (British, East End of London, slang) Great, amazing, unbelievable. Tags: British, slang
    Sense id: en-burly-en-adj-F-sT7hSU Categories (other): British English, English terms suffixed with -ly, English terms suffixed with -y, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Crimean Tatar translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Icelandic translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ly: 21 49 30 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 14 32 20 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 31 46 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 37 39 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Crimean Tatar translations: 24 49 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 32 36 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 45 43 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 31 44 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 31 46 24 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 47 43 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 27 41 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Icelandic translations: 33 41 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 31 37 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 22 54 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 33 41 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 34 44 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 33 41 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations: 31 43 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 33 42 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 34 41 25
  3. (US, slang, surf culture and/or Southern California) Of large magnitude, either good or bad, and sometimes both. Tags: US, slang
    Sense id: en-burly-en-adj-VmohiCcz Categories (other): American English, English terms suffixed with -y, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 14 32 20 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 37 39 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 32 36 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 45 43 12 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 47 43 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 31 37 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 34 41 25
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: bowerly [dialectal] Derived forms: burlily, burliness, unburly
Etymology number: 1

Adjective

IPA: /ˈbɜːli/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: En-au-burly.ogg Forms: more burly [comparative], most burly [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)li Etymology: burl + -y Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|burl|y}} burl + -y Head templates: {{en-adj}} burly (comparative more burly, superlative most burly)
  1. Full of burls or knots; knotty. Related terms: hurly-burly
    Sense id: en-burly-en-adj-SPqpr3O9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 16 10 49 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 14 32 20 34
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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