BEEFY

beefy, burly, husky, strapping, buirdly

(adjective) muscular and heavily built; “a beefy wrestler”; “had a tall burly frame”; “clothing sizes for husky boys”; “a strapping boy of eighteen”; “‘buirdly’ is a Scottish term”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

beefy (comparative beefier, superlative beefiest)

Similar to, or tasting like beef.

Containing beef.

(informal) Strong or muscular.

(informal) Sturdy; robust.

Anagrams

• byefe

Source: Wiktionary


Beef"y, a.

Definition: Having much beef; of the nature of beef; resembling beef; fleshy.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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