burly

adjective

ˈbər-lē How to pronounce burly (audio)
Definition of burlynext
as in athletic
strongly and heavily built a burly delivery man brought the furniture

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Recent Examples of burly The mixture is often constructed around Vessel’s burly croon, which is frequently presented at the front of the mix, but is adept at harvesting accessible hooks out of a crashing breakdown when needed. — Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 26 Mar. 2025 The British series stars burly character actor Steven Graham, who gives an Emmy-worthy performance as a working-class father trying to do better than his parents ever did, but must now face the idea that his 13-year-old son may have killed a fellow student. — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 21 Mar. 2025 Tyler Nickel has made numerous clutch 3-pointers, and the combination of that trio of perimeter weapons with a pair of burly, undersized bigs has made Vandy really dangerous. — The Athletic, 21 Mar. 2025 That girl is on fire, though, ripping shots and skinny-dipping at the hotel after-party with Val and Aleksei, who is burly enough to perhaps be the masked owner of gun No. 1. — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 16 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for burly
Recent Examples of Synonyms for burly
  1. athletic
  2. powerful
  3. husky
  4. beefy
  5. mighty
  6. brawny
  7. hulking
  8. stout
Adjective
  • The Huskies athletic department reported $10.7 million in media rights and NCAA/conference distributions; South Carolina reported $53.8 million in those categories.
    — Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 6 Apr. 2025
  • Cold water immersion has been extensively researched for athletic recovery (typically referred to as cold therapy), but has only more recently come into greater visibility as a solution for general stress and wellbeing.
    — Tracy Brower, Forbes.com, 6 Apr. 2025
Definition of athletic
Adjective
  • Gangs launch attacks on Haitian capital PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti -- A powerful gang coalition has launched new attacks on Haiti's capital, driving dozens of families from homes as police vowed Wednesday to hold the gunmen back.
    — Compiled by Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 14 Mar. 2025
  • Their access to powerful weapons and ammunition plays a major part in their dominant status.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 14 Mar. 2025
Definition of powerful
Adjective
  • In a viral TikTok video, a Siberian husky puppy is filmed meeting a kitten for the very first time in his life, and his heartening reaction to the feline has quickly turned him into a social-media sensation.
    — Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 10 Mar. 2025
  • In a viral TikTok video, a Siberian husky puppy is filmed meeting a kitten for the very first time in his life, and his heartening reaction to the feline has quickly turned him into a social-media sensation.
    — Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 10 Mar. 2025
Definition of husky
Adjective
  • In retrospect, the 2015 title feels like a precursor to Breath of the Wild, with its sprawling open world design and technological wizardry that allowed an underpowered console to swing big with a game whose size was comparable to those running on beefier hardware.
    — Hayes Madsen, Rolling Stone, 19 Mar. 2025
  • Lobel’s The red meat destination in section 134 is adding a beefy new option in 2025.
    — Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
Definition of beefy
Adjective
  • This small but mighty chair expands to a 14-inch seating area and has a steel frame that can support up to 275 pounds.
    — Jillian Dara, Travel + Leisure, 9 Apr. 2025
  • With its 4-inch (102mm) Maksutov-Cassegrain design, this small but mighty scope delivers sharp, detailed views of the Moon, planets, and, in the right conditions, bright deep-sky objects.
    — Tantse Walter, Space.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Definition of mighty
Adjective
  • Whether that brawny youth can bring that sort of unbridled thinking under real-race weights, in real tack, against real, experienced racehorses that have won multiple stakes remains to be seen.
    — Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
  • Plus, the latest electrics have the brawny, boxlike styling that consumers seek.
    — Morgan Korn, ABC News, 22 Mar. 2025
Definition of brawny
Adjective
  • The hulking character that the Gothic novelist conjured up — half man, half beast, all monster — will feature prominently in two upcoming movies from A-list directors that debut mere months apart.
    — Brent Lang, Variety, 21 Mar. 2025
  • Even back then, the structure was criticized as a hulking behemoth isolated from the Mall and the rest of the city.
    — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 17 Mar. 2025
Definition of hulking
Adjective
  • Saddleback Caterpillar has a stout, brown body about an inch long with a bright green rectangle and an oval saddle marking on its back.
    — Arricca Elin SanSone, Southern Living, 1 Apr. 2025
  • Despite McDermott’s stance on the proposal, the Bills — who boast a similarly stout quarterback in Josh Allen — have run a version of play, too.
    — Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 31 Mar. 2025
Definition of stout

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