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Antonyms for burly
ˈbɜr libur·ly

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  1. beefy, burly, husky, strapping, buirdlyadjective

    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"

    Antonyms:
    frail

    Synonyms:
    hoarse, gruff, husky, strapping, beefy, buirdly

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  1. Toula Oberlies:

    It touches the heart no matter who is singing, but women bring a certain warmth, the ones that enjoy it the most are the big burly guys that you wouldn't expect. We went to a motorcycle shop near the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. There was this big man with tattoos surrounded by all these motorcycles and we started singing and tears were rolling down his eyes.

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