burly
adjective /ˈbɜːli/
/ˈbɜːrli/
(comparative burlier, superlative burliest)
- (of a man or a man’s body
) big, strong and heavy男人或男人身体 synonym brawny高大强壮的;魁梧的 Collocations DictionaryBurly is used with these nouns:- man
词源Middle English (in the sense ‘dignified, imposing’): probably from an unrecorded Old English word meaning ‘stately, fit for the bower’ (see bower, -ly).