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1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Bully \Bul"ly\, n.; pl {Bullies}. [Cf. LG bullerjaan bullerb["a]k, bullerbrook a blusterer, D. bulderaar a bluster, bulderen to bluster; prob. of imitative origin; or cf MHG. buole lover, G. buhle.] 1. A noisy, blustering fellow, more insolent than courageous; one who is threatening and quarrelsome; an insolent, tyrannical fellow. Bullies seldom execute the threats they deal in --Palmerston. 2. A brisk, dashing fellow. [Slang Obs.] --Shak.
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