Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

buirdly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: buird-ly
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Sturdy, well-built; solid, stocky.

Example Sentences

"So John Muir was brought in from his seat in the lorry, he was big and cheery and buirdly, John Muir, a roadman of Segget [...]."

Etymology

Borrowed from Scots buirdly, alteration of earlier buirly (“burly”), of uncertain origin.

Word Breakdown

Root: buirdly

Inflected Forms

buirdlier (comparative) buirdliest (superlative)

Synonyms

beefy burly husky strapping

Questions

What does buirdly mean?: Sturdy, well-built; solid, stocky.
Where does buirdly come from?: Borrowed from Scots buirdly, alteration of earlier buirly (“burly”), of uncertain origin.

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