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physical

[ fiz-i-kuhl ]
/ ˈfɪz ɪ kəl /
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adjective
noun
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Origin of physical

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English, from Medieval Latin physicālis “concerning medicine.” See physic, -al1

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1. Physical, bodily, corporeal, corporal agree in pertaining to the body. Physical indicates connected with, pertaining to, the animal or human body as a material organism: physical strength, exercise. Bodily means belonging to, concerned with, the human body as distinct from the mind or spirit: bodily pain or suffering. Corporeal, a more poetic and philosophical word than bodily, refers especially to the mortal substance of which the human body is composed as opposed to spirit: this corporeal habitation. Corporal is now usually reserved for reference to whippings and other punishments inflicted on the human body.

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British Dictionary definitions for physical

physical
/ (ˈfɪzɪkəl) /

adjective
noun
See also physicals

Derived forms of physical

physically, adverbphysicalness, noun
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Other Idioms and Phrases with physical

physical

see get physical.

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