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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.
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Origin of fleshly

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

synonym study for fleshly

2. See carnal.

OTHER WORDS FROM fleshly

flesh·li·ness, noun

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH fleshly

fleshly , fleshy

Words nearby fleshly

fleshed, flesher, flesh fly, fleshhook, fleshings, fleshly, fleshment, flesh out, flesh peddler, fleshpot, fleshpots
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Words related to fleshly

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

How to use fleshly in a sentence

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 of fleshly

fleshliness, noun
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