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.
See also: and, big, burly

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.”
See also: burly

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Isaia-Italian
Aldis['ɔ:ldis]
CillaSIL-lah (Swedish), SI-lah (Dutch)Swedish, Dutch
Emory['eməri]
Rafinha-Portuguese
BryanBRIE-ənEnglish