bodily
In bodily form; physically, corporallyIn bodily form; physically, corporally.
» When we are asleep, bodily functions slow down and body temperature falls.
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3 senses(not comparable)In bodily form; physically, corporally.
in bodily form
(not comparable)Pertaining to the whole body or mass; wholly.
(not comparable)Forcefully, vigorously.
He was thrown bodily out of the house.
Examples
20 sentencesWhen we are asleep, bodily functions slow down and body temperature falls.
Breathing is an involuntary bodily process.
Tom abused his bodily power several times.
A violent thought instantly brings violent bodily movements.
Gabriel asked the robot about its bodily components.
Translations
3 languagesOrigin
From Middle English bodily; equivalent to body + -ly.From Middle English bodily; equivalent to body + -ly.
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Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A2Adverbs of manner — Because it is an -ly adverb
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.