buirdly

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Sturdy, well-built; solid, stocky.

Word forms

buirdly buirdlier buirdliest

Etymology

Borrowed from Scots buirdly, alteration of earlier buirly (“burly”), of uncertain origin.

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