burliness (noun)

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• burliness — burly ► ADJECTIVE (burlier, burliest) ▪ (of a person) large and strong. DERIVATIVES burliness noun. ORIGIN probably from an Old English word meaning stately, fit for the bower …   English terms dictionary

• burliness — noun see burly …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• burliness — noun The characteristic of being burly …   Wiktionary

• burliness — lēnə̇s, lin noun ( es) : the quality or state of being burly …   Useful english dictionary

• burly — adjective (burlier; est) Etymology: Middle English Date: 13th century strongly and heavily built ; husky < a burly man > • burlily adverb • burliness noun …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• burly — adjective (burlier, burliest) (of a person) large and strong. Derivatives burliness noun Origin ME (in the sense dignified, imposing ): prob. from an unrecorded OE word meaning stately, fit for the bower (see bower1, ly1) …   English new terms dictionary

• burly — adjective a burly man is big and strong: burly rugby players burliness noun (U) …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• burly — UK [ˈbɜː(r)lɪ] / US [ˈbɜrlɪ] adjective Word forms burly : adjective burly comparative burlier superlative burliest a burly man is fat and strong Derived word: burliness noun uncountable …   English dictionary

• burly — I. /ˈbɜli / (say berlee) adjective (burlier, burliest) 1. great in bodily size; stout; sturdy. 2. bluff; brusque. {Middle English borli, burlich, burli; origin uncertain} –burlily, adverb –burliness, noun II. /ˈbɜli / (say berlee) adjective… …  

• burly — ► ADJECTIVE (burlier, burliest) ▪ (of a person) large and strong. DERIVATIVES burliness noun. ORIGIN probably from an Old English word meaning stately, fit for the bower …   English terms dictionary

• brawn — noun he has certainly developed his brawn since high school Syn: physical strength, muscle(s), burliness, huskiness, toughness, power, might; vigor, punch; informal beef, beefiness …   Thesaurus of popular words