Burly vs Lusty - What's the difference?
burly | lusty |
(usually, of a man) Large, well-built, and muscular.
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(slang) Originating from the east end of London, England. An expressive term to mean something is good, awesome, amazing, unbelievable. e.g That goal was burly, or Räikkönen is a burly Formula 1 driver.
(slang) Originating from surfer culture and/or Southern California. An expressive term to mean something is of large magnitude, either good or bad, and sometimes both.
Strong, healthy and vigorous.
hearty and enthusiastic.
(informal, proscribed) Given to experiencing lust; enjoying physical sensations.
As adjectives the difference between burly and lusty
is that burly is (usually|of a man) large, well-built, and muscular while lusty is strong, healthy and vigorous.burly
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* (l) (dialectal)Adjective
(er)- He's a big, burly rugby player who works as a landscape gardener.
- She was frankly disappointed. For some reason she had thought to discover a burglar of one or another accepted type—either a dashing cracksman in full-blown evening dress, lithe, polished, pantherish, or a common yegg, a red-eyed, unshaven burly brute in the rags and tatters of a tramp.
- That wave was burly ! (i.e. large, dangerous and difficult to ride)
- This hike is going to be burly , but worth it because there is good body surfing at that beach.