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unburly

unburly adjective: not burly.

Adjective

unburly (comparative more unburly, superlative most unburly)

  1. Not burly.
    • He had that kind of unburly, lithe physique.2013, Bill James, Play Dead

Forms of unburly

comparativemore unburly
superlativemost unburly

Origin of unburly

From un- + burly.

Questions about unburly

What does unburly mean?
Unburly means not burly.
What part of speech is unburly?
Unburly is an adjective.

Words near unburly in the dictionary

  1. unburials
  2. unburied
  3. unburies
  4. unburlapped
  5. unburlesqued
  6. unburly
  7. unburn
  8. unburnable
  9. unburned
  10. unburning
  11. unburnished

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