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



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Word of the Day

3 April 2025

WHOLE

(noun) an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity; “how big is that part compared to the whole?”; “the team is a unit”


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