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burliest

Learn how to correctly hyphenate "burliest" with detailed syllable breakdown and pronunciation guide.

2 syllables
8 characters
English (US)
Fig. 1 — . The composing stick. “burliest” is set in lead; each gap is a place it may break.
2syllables

burliest

Hyphenation via the Knuth-Liang algorithm — result not verified against authoritative sources.

burliest is a polysyllabic word with 2 syllables. Using the Knuth-Liang algorithm, we calculated the hyphenation for the word you’ve entered. However, this hyphenation has not been verified against authoritative sources and may be approximate. This is because the algorithm relies on pre-defined patterns that may not cover all exceptions, contextual variations, or irregular spellings. We are working to verify hyphenations against trusted sources to ensure greater accuracy. For now, burliest is hyphenated as:

Definitions ofburliest

1adjective
  • (usually of a man) Large, well-built, and muscular.

    Example: "He’s a big, burly rugby player who works as a landscape gardener."

  • (East End of London) Great, amazing, unbelievable.

    Example: "Kimi Räikkönen is a burly Formula 1 driver."

  • (surf culture and/or Southern California) Of large magnitude, either good or bad, and sometimes both.

    Example: "That wave was burly! (i.e. large, dangerous and difficult to ride)"

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