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burly
big and burly
Large, strong, and imposing in size and stature. I know that Mike looks big and burly, but he's one of the gentlest people I've ever met.
hurly burly
A noisy confusion. To hurl is to throw, and “hurly burly” is based on the image of a mob throwing things around chaotically. The phrase appears in the opening scene of Shakespeare's Macbeth when the witches chant, “When shall we three meet again / In thunder, lightning, or in rain? / When the hurlyburly's done, / When the battle's lost and won.”
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Boyles | | [bɔilz] | |
Cloelius | | - | Ancient Roman |
Birgitta | | bir-YIT-tah (Swedish), bir-GIT-tah (Swedish), BEER-geet-tah (Finnish) | Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic, Finnish |
Jacinthe | | zha-SENT | French |
Hyacintha | | - | History |
Marcellino | | mahr-chel-LEE-no | Italian |