adjective🔗Share(usually of a man) Large, well-built, and muscular."He’s a big, burly rugby player who works as a landscape gardener."appearancebodypersonChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share(East End of London) Great, amazing, unbelievable."Kimi Räikkönen is a burly Formula 1 driver."languageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share(surf culture and/or Southern California) Of large magnitude, either good or bad, and sometimes both."That wave was burly! (i.e. large, dangerous and difficult to ride)"languagestylecultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareFull of burls or knots; knotty."The burly wooden table, covered in knots and imperfections, had a rustic charm. "appearancebodypersonChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading