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Word entry · 5 letters

burly

Best crossword clue

"Big and muscular"

5 letters · collected on this word page

5 lettersPronunciation /ˈbɜːli/Part of speech adjectiveSorted blruyStarts with BEnds with Y1 cluesCommon crossword word
1B2U3R4L5Y

Definitions

  1. muscular and heavily built

Word origin

From burl + -y.

Used in a sentence

  • He’s a big, burly rugby player who works as a landscape gardener.
  • That goal was burly.
  • Kimi Räikkönen is a burly Formula 1 driver.

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