BODILY
bodily
(adjective) having or relating to a physical material body; “bodily existence”
bodily, corporal, corporeal, somatic
(adjective) affecting or characteristic of the body as opposed to the mind or spirit; “bodily needs”; “a corporal defect”; “corporeal suffering”; “a somatic symptom or somatic illness”
bodily
(adjective) of or relating to or belonging to the body; “a bodily organ”; “bodily functions”
bodily
(adverb) in bodily form; “he was translated bodily to heaven”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
bodily (comparative more bodily, superlative most bodily)
Of, relating to, or concerning the body.
Having a body or material form; physical; corporeal.
Real; actual; put into execution.
Synonyms
• corporal
• corporeal
Adverb
bodily (not comparable)
In bodily form; physically, corporally.
Pertaining to the whole body or mass; wholly.
Forcefully, vigorously.
Synonyms
• bodyaciously (obsolete, dialect, rare)
Proper noun
Bodily (plural Bodilys)
A surname.
Statistics
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Bodily is the 17097th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1660 individuals. Bodily is most common among White (95.96%) individuals.
Source: Wiktionary
Bod"i*ly, a.
1. Having a body or material form; physical; corporeal; consisting of
matter.
You are a mere spirit, and have no knowledge of the bodily part of
us. Tatler.
2. Of or pertaining to the body, in distinction from the mind.
"Bodily defects." L'Estrange.
3. Real; actual; put in execution. [Obs.]
Be brought to bodily act. Shak.
Bodily fear, apprehension of physical injury.
Syn.
– See Corporal.
Bod"i*ly, adv.
1. Corporeally; in bodily form; united with a body or matter; in the
body.
For in him dwelleth all the fullness of the Godhead bodily. Col. ii.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition