adjective

1. (usually of a man) Large, well-built, and muscular.

   “He’s a big, burly rugby player who works as a landscape gardener.”

2. (East End of London) Great, amazing, unbelievable.

   “Kimi Räikkönen is a burly Formula 1 driver.”

3. (surf culture and/or Southern California) Of large magnitude, either good or bad, and sometimes both.

   “That wave was burly! (i.e. large, dangerous and difficult to ride)”