Example: "A beefy wrestler"
(usually of a man) large, well-built, and muscular.
Example: "He’s a big, burly rugby player who works as a landscape gardener."
(east end of london) great, amazing, unbelievable.
Example: "Kimi räikkönen is a burly formula 1 driver."
(surf culture and/or southern california) of large magnitude, either good or bad, and sometimes both.
Example: "That wave was burly! (i.e. large, dangerous and difficult to ride)"