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bodily

bo·dily

UK/ˈbɒdɪli/ US/ˈbɑdɪli/ fairly common

adverb

1.

in bodily form

  • “he was translated bodily to heaven”

adjective

1.

of or relating to or belonging to the body

  • “a bodily organ”
  • “bodily functions”
  • “carnal remains”
Synonyms
2.

affecting or characteristic of the body as opposed to the mind or spirit

  • “bodily needs”
  • “a corporal defect”
  • “corporeal suffering”
  • “a somatic symptom or somatic illness”
3.

having or relating to a physical material body

  • “bodily existence”
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Origin

From Middle English bodily; equivalent to body + -ly.

Phrases

  • actual bodily harm
  • bodily fluid
  • bodily function
  • bodily integrity
  • bodily oath
  • bodily process
  • grievous bodily harm
  • repeated bodily harm

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