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   bur·ly

   /ˈbərlē/

   adjective

   • 1. (of a person) large and strong; heavily built: "I saw a burly figure approaching"

   Word Origin Middle English (in the sense ‘dignified, imposing’): probably from an unrecorded Old English word meaning ‘stately, fit for the bower’ (see bower1, -ly1).

   Derivatives

   • 1. burliness noun

   Scrabble Points: 10

   • B

     3

   • U

     1

   • R

     1

   • L

     1

   • Y

     4

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