bodied
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of bodied
Example Sentences
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South Korea is still technically at war with North Korea, with all able bodied men between expected to fulfil the country's mandatory conscription requirements.
From BBC ● Dec. 6, 2023
But there has also been some debate about when regional endothermy evolved, and whether extinct species like the megalodon was warm bodied.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 7, 2023
"Since there are no paper filters involved, French press brews a cup which retains all of the coffee's natural oils, resulting in a very full bodied and rich cup."
From Salon ● Apr. 1, 2023
WAITER: Our chianti is quite good, medium bodied with just a hint of cherry HOPPER: Great!
From Los Angeles Times ● May 31, 2022
Friday afternoon, and from right here I could see three miles of land that hadn't even been broken, and every able bodied man in the county in town at that show.
From "The Sound and the Fury" by William Faulkner
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A movement in the trees behind Ronan made Hagrid raise his bow again, but it was only a second centaur, black-haired and -bodied and wilder-looking than Ronan.
From "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" by J.K. Rowling
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