buirdly meaning

UK US

buirdly (adjective): muscular and heavily built.

Definition of buirdly

  1. 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

    Synonyms: beefy, burly, husky, strapping

    Similar: robust

Scrabble score: 13 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with BU · words ending in LY · 7-letter words

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