Associations to the word «Burly»

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.
Friedrich Nietzsche