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Definition of "burlier" []

  • Comparative form of burly: more burly (adjective)

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Use "burlier" in a sentence
  • "On a recent weekend, Dynamite, one of only two youth teams in the league, swept the older and burlier Samaritan Village squad in a double-header under a searing sun, seizing first place."
  • "Will chose several of the burlier Caretakers—Hawthorne, Dumas, and Irving among them—to help him and the Tin Man build the bridge."
  • "How do you do, Mr. Field? the burlier of the two said."
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