Synonyms 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"

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

   Antonyms:
   frail

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1. burlyadjective

   Synonyms:
   stout, lusty, brawny, portly, bulky, strong, STRAPPING, BOUNCING

2. burlyadjective

   Synonyms:
   boisterous, noisy, blustering, swaggering, bullying, hectoring, coarse and rough

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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.