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burly

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

1 syllable
5 characters
English (US)
1syllable

burly

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

Because it is a word with a single syllable, burly is not hyphenated. The words that have a single syllable are called monosyllabic words.

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Definitions ofburly

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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