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buirdlier

buirdlier is the comparative form of buirdly.

Meaning of buirdly

Adjective

buirdly (comparative buirdlier, superlative buirdliest)

  1. (Scotland) Sturdy, well-built; solid, stocky.
    • 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 [...].1933, Lewis Grassic Gibbon, Cloud Howe (A Scots Quair), Polygon, published 2006, page 293

Questions about buirdlier

What is buirdlier the comparative form of?
Buirdlier is the comparative form of buirdly.

Words near buirdlier in the dictionary

  1. builtscape
  2. builtscapes
  3. builtup
  4. Buin
  5. Buir Lake
  6. buirdlier
  7. buirdliest
  8. buirdly
  9. BUIs
  10. buisine
  11. buisines

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