burly

• Décrit une personne qui est grande, forte et de constitution massive ou robuste.

Describes a person who is large, strong, and heavily built.

1. Muscular and heavily builtB2informal

   Having a large, strong, and sturdy body; physically imposing.

   costaud, robuste

   • The burly security guard stood by the entrance.
   • He was a burly man with broad shoulders and thick arms.
   • A burly construction worker lifted the heavy beam with ease.

   Synonymesbrawnyheavyhuskymuscularpowerfulsolidstockystoutstrongthickset

   Antonymesdelicatefrailpunyscrawnyslenderslightthinweakly