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burlier

a. (en-comparativeburly)

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burlier

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burly
  1. adj. 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" [syn: beefy, husky, strapping, buirdly]

  2. [also: burliest, burlier]

Usage examples of "burlier".

He was a burlier version of his son, still handsome, but with coarser features and thick hair grizzled with gray.

Cleft Chin was no more a fighter than anyone else in the village, but he was burlier than the others, and cut an imposing figure when he simply stood still and glowered.

The carny crew started arriving in twos and threes, and by the time Julius and a pair of the burlier games workers had returned with the coffin, all of them were there except for Monk, Batman, and Priscilla.

These passages were populated by burlier sorts, lumbering heavy-duty machines in dun colors.

Sitting down, he looked even burlier than Jim Barrett, which was saying a great deal.