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

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

  2. Breathing is an involuntary bodily process.

  3. Tom abused his bodily power several times.

  4. A violent thought instantly brings violent bodily movements.

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  5. Gabriel asked the robot about its bodily components.

Translations

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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
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