bodily

[ bod-l-ee ]
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adjective
  1. of or relating to the body.

  2. corporeal or material, as contrasted with spiritual or mental.

adverb
  1. as a physical entity; as a complete physical unit: The tornado picked him up bodily and threw him against the wall.

  2. in person: You have to appear bodily at the box office in order to have your reservation confirmed.

Origin of bodily

1
First recorded in 1250–1300, bodily is from the Middle English word bodylich.See body, -ly

synonym study For bodily

2. See physical.

Other words from bodily

  • non·bod·i·ly, adjective

Words Nearby bodily

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How to use bodily in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for bodily

bodily

/ (ˈbɒdɪlɪ) /


adjective
  1. relating to or being a part of the human body

adverb
  1. by taking hold of the body: he threw him bodily from the platform

  2. in person; in the flesh

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