Associations to the word «Burly»
Noun
Adjective
Wiktionary
BURLY, adjective. (usually of a man) Large, well-built, and muscular.
BURLY, adjective. (UK) (slang) (East End of London) Great, amazing, unbelievable.
BURLY, adjective. (US) (slang) (surf culture and/or Southern California) Of large magnitude, either good or bad, and sometimes both.
Dictionary definition
BURLY, adjective. Muscular and heavily built; "a beefy wrestler"; "had a tall burly frame"; "clothing sizes for husky boys"; "a strapping boy of eighteen"; "`buirdly' is a Scottish term".
Wise words
To use the same words is not a sufficient guarantee of
understanding; one must use the same words for the same
genus of inward experience; ultimately one must have one's
experiences in common.