bodily
of or relating to the body.
corporeal or material, as contrasted with spiritual or mental.
as a physical entity; as a complete physical unit: The tornado picked him up bodily and threw him against the wall.
in person: You have to appear bodily at the box office in order to have your reservation confirmed.
Origin of bodily
1synonym study For bodily
Other words from bodily
- non·bod·i·ly, adjective
Words Nearby bodily
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How to use bodily in a sentence
And more trivial modifications like altering bodily odors and promoting a healthy lifestyle.
Coren said she never felt she was at risk of bodily harm, even as the bullets flew.
I so loved the fierce bodily contact of football that I suppose my enthusiasm made up somewhat for my lack of size.
How His West Point Football Experience Inspired Eisenhower | Nicolaus Mills | November 11, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAt that point, a gravely ill person would have to somehow get their bodily fluids into your system.
Of course, there are real rules to Ebola, and they have to do with incubation periods, bodily fluids, and other scientific facts.
Liberian Pastors Blame Ebola on Gays, The Right Blames Obama | Jay Michaelson | October 27, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Insult and outrage seemed to have given that bodily vigour to Ripperda, which medicine and surgery had taken no pains to restore.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4 | Jane Porter"I fear, squire, hers is not a bodily affection," said Mrs. Dodd with a deep sigh.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3) | Charles James WillsHe holds them with the air of a gentleman, comfortable and at ease in all respects, mentally and bodily.
The bodily positions being exhaustively enumerated need not be correlated together.
Assimilative Memory | Marcus Dwight Larrowe (AKA Prof. A. Loisette)And suddenly Hicks jerked up his knees and heaved himself bodily aside with a scream of fear.
Raw Gold | Bertrand W. Sinclair
British Dictionary definitions for bodily
/ (ˈbɒdɪlɪ) /
relating to or being a part of the human body
by taking hold of the body: he threw him bodily from the platform
in person; in the flesh
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