Burly and Heavy

Burly

Burly adjective - Strongly and heavily built.
Usage example: a burly delivery man brought the furniture

Heavy and burly are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Heavy" instead an adjective "Burly".

Nearby Words: burl, burled

Heavy

Heavy adjective - Having great weight.

Burly and heavy are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Burly" instead an adjective "Heavy".

Both words in one sentence

  • Video Game / AdventureQuest The Gatling Gun weapon fires enough "boolets" to satisfy a "burly Russian man that loves hats", which alludes to the Heavy of Team Fortress 2, which uses a gatling gun as his Weapon of Choice.
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