Meanings
nounburliness (uncountable)
- uncountableThe characteristic of being burly.
Nor let the spacious Mound of that great Mercian King (Into a lesser roomth thy burlinesse to bring) Include thee
1612, Michael Drayton, Poly-Olbion, song 8 p. 119
Origin
From burly + -ness. According to the Poly-Olbion project, coined by Michael Drayton in 1612.
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burliness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/burliness
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