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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 |
Devan | | DEV-ən | English (Modern) |
Mercury | | MURK-yə-ree (English) | Roman Mythology (Anglicized) |
Donar | | - | Germanic Mythology |
Sulo | | SOO-lo | Finnish |
Alstead | | ['ɔ:lsted] | |
Augustyna | | ow-guws-TIN-ah | Polish (Rare) |