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burliest

a. (en-superlativeburly)

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burliest

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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 "burliest".

Klaus, the biggest and burliest of the workmen, who was helping Max check the delivery of timber, looked up, got the message, and moved quickly to stop the American.

Yet it is not always the burliest and the wildest who are the most to be dreaded.