ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Bodily

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˈbɑdɪli/ · Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Bodily is an adjective meaning Of, relating to, or concerning the body.

Meaning

Of, relating to, or concerning the body.

More Meanings

  1. Having a body or material form; physical; corporeal.
  2. Real; actual; put into execution.
  3. In bodily form; physically, corporally.
  4. Pertaining to the whole body or mass; wholly.
  5. Forcefully, vigorously.

Example Sentences

Be brought to bodily act.
He was thrown bodily out of the house.
His bodily deficiencies were a heavy burden to him.
For in him dwelleth all the fulneſſe of the Godhead bodily.

Synonyms for bodily

Depending on context, synonyms include corporal, corporeal, carnal, somatic, material.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include corporal, corporeal, material, carnal, somatic, body.

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