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fleshly

[ flesh-lee ]
/ ˈflɛʃ li /
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adjective, flesh·li·er, flesh·li·est.

of or relating to the flesh or body; bodily, corporeal, or physical.
carnal; sensual: fleshly pleasures.
worldly, rather than spiritual.
having a sensuous quality: the fleshly poetry of the 17th century.
Obsolete. having much flesh; fleshy.

RELATED WORDS

animal, bodily, carnal, erotic, gross, lascivious, lewd, lustful, profane, sensual, voluptuous, animalistic, venereal, corporal, corporeal, earthly, human, material, mundane, physical

Nearby words

flesh wound, fleshed, flesher, fleshhook, fleshings, fleshly, fleshment, fleshpot, fleshpots, fleshy, fletc

Origin of fleshly

before 900; Middle English; Old English flǣsclic. See flesh, -ly

Related forms

flesh·li·ness, noun

Can be confused

fleshly fleshy

Synonym study

2. See carnal.
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British Dictionary definitions for fleshly

fleshly

/ (ˈflɛʃlɪ) /

adjective -lier or -liest

relating to the body, esp its sensual nature; carnalfleshly desire
worldly as opposed to spiritual
fleshy; fat

Derived Forms

fleshliness, noun
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