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brawny
(redirected from brawnily)

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brawn·y  (brôn)
adj. brawn·i·er, brawn·i·est
1. Strong and muscular. See Synonyms at muscular.
2. Hardened; calloused.

brawni·ly adv.
brawni·ness n.

brawny [ˈbrɔːnɪ]
adj brawnier, brawniest
muscular and strong
brawnily  adv
brawniness  n
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Adj.1.brawny - (of a person) possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful; "a hefty athlete"; "a muscular boxer"; "powerful arms"
strong - having strength or power greater than average or expected; "a strong radio signal"; "strong medicine"; "a strong man"

brawny
adjective muscular, strong, powerful, athletic, strapping, hardy, robust, vigorous, hefty (informal), sturdy, stalwart, bulky, burly, husky (informal), fleshy, beefy (informal), lusty, well-built, sinewy, thickset, well-knit, thewy Oscar turned out to be a brawny young man.
thin, weak, weakly, frail, skinny, undeveloped, weedy (informal), scrawny, wimpish or wimpy (informal)
Translations
brawny [ˈbrɔːnɪ] ADJ (brawnier (compar) (brawniest (superl))) → fornido, musculoso
brawny [ˈbrɔːni] adjmusclé(e), costaud(e)
brawny
adj (+er)muskulös, kräftig
brawny [ˈbrɔːnɪ] adjmuscoloso/a


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She couldn't have given herself to a handsomer Gerald than William Burden, a seasoned performer of French music who struck an appealing balance between a brawnily lyric weight and timbre and a graceful appreciation of the niceties of language and style.
 
 
 
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