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Definition of
brawny adjective
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
brawny
adjective
adjective
NAmE
/
/
ˈbrɔni
/
/
(
informal
)
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having strong muscles
synonym
burly
He was a huge, brawny brute of a man.
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brawny
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