DISCARNATE

Etymology

Adjective

discarnate (not comparable)

Having no physical body or form.

Antonyms

• corporeal

• incarnate

• tangible

Anagrams

• eradicants

Source: Wiktionary


Dis*car"nate, a. Etym: [L. dis- + carnatus fleshy, fr. caro, carnis, flesh.]

Definition: Stripped of flesh. [Obs.] "Discarnate bones." Glanvill.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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