Meaning

3 senses
  1. Of, relating to, or concerning the body.

    His bodily deficiencies were a heavy burden to him.

    körperlich, Körper-

    теле́сныйtelésnyj

    тіле́снийtilésnyj

    of or relating to or belonging to the body

  2. Having a body or material form; physical; corporeal.

    having or relating to a physical material body

  3. Real; actual; put into execution.

Examples

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  1. When we are asleep, bodily functions slow down and body temperature falls.

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  2. Breathing is an involuntary bodily process.

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  3. Tom abused his bodily power several times.

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  4. A violent thought instantly brings violent bodily movements.

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  5. Gabriel asked the robot about its bodily components.

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Translations

7 languages
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Русский
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Deutsch
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Origin

From Middle English bodily; equivalent to body + -ly.

From Middle English bodily; equivalent to body + -ly.

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Forms

more bodily, most bodily
Comparativemore bodily Lesson
Superlativemost bodily Lesson

regular

Synonyms

6 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

14 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
bodily — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto