bodied

American

[bod-eed] / ˈbɒd id /

adjective

having a body of a specific kind (used in combination).

a flat-bodied fish; a wide-bodied car.

-bodied British

adjective

(in combination) having a body or bodies as specified

able-bodied
long-bodied
many-bodied

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of bodied

body + -ed ³

Example Sentences

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bodied -bodied

But Colón’s instrumental preference changed once he heard the bodied timbre of Mon Rivera’s all-trombone brass lineup marching to a bomba beat.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 21, 2026

He bodied down a redirected shot and Raymond didn’t hesitate to chase down the remains.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 19, 2024

And if I can do the same for other people whether they're disabled or able bodied whether that's in the film industry or in other aspects in life.

From BBC ● Nov. 13, 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

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

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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