Definition of burly Burly

/bɚˈli/ - [berlee] - bur•ly

We found 8 definitions of burly from 5 different sources.

What does burly mean?

Adjective
burly - 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"
		beefy, husky, strapping, buirdly
		robust rough and crude; "a robust tale"
		scotland one of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; located on the northern part of the island of Great Britain; famous for bagpipes and plaids and kilts

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burly (Adjective)
Large, well-built, and muscular.
burly (Adjective)
Originating from the east end of London, England. An expressive term to mean something is good, awesome, amazing, unbelievable. e. g That goal was burly, or Räikkönen is a burly Formula 1 driver.
burly (Adjective)
Originating from surfer culture and/or Southern California. An expressive term to mean something is of large magnitude, either good or bad, and sometimes both. e. g. "That wave was burly!" meaning it was large, dangerous and difficult to ride. "This hike is going to be burly, but worth it because there is good body surfing at that beach. " meaning the hike is going to be hard work.

burly (a.)
Having a large, strong, or gross body; stout; lusty; -- now used chiefly of human beings, but formerly of animals, in the sense of stately or beautiful, and of inanimate things that were huge and bulky.
burly (a.)
Coarse and rough; boisterous.

burly
bur′li, adj. bulky: boisterous, bluff.—n. Bur′liness. [M. E. borlich; prob. Old High Ger. burlīh, high, bōr, a height.]

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burly in sign language