Burly and Spare

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Burly

Burly adjective - Strongly and heavily built.
Usage example: a burly delivery man brought the furniture
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Spare is an antonym for burly in brawny topic.
Nearby Words: burl, burled

Spare

Spare adjective - Having a noticeably small amount of body fat.
Usage example: a tall, spare man
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Burly is an antonym for spare.
Nearby Words: spar, sparing, spared, sparely
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  • Five Races Stout - Krogan are burly brawlers with Spare Body Parts galore (including multiple hearts, gonads, and nervous systems) who communicate through headbutts.
    Source: Five Races
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