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Webster 1913 Edition

Bodily

Bod′i-ly

,
Adj.
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.
Shakespeare
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. 9
2.
In respect to, or so as to affect, the entire body or mass; entirely; all at once; completely; as, to carry away bodily. “Leapt bodily below.”
Lowell.

Webster 1828 Edition

Bodily

BOD'ILY

,
Adj.
Having or containing a body or material form; corporeal; as bodily dimensions.
1.
Relating or pertaining to the body, in distinction from the mind; as bodily defects; bodily pain.
2.
Real; actual; as bodily act.

BOD'ILY

,
adv.
Corporeally; united with a body or matter.
It is his human nature, in which the Godhead dwells bodily.

Definition 2025

bodily

bodily

English

Adjective

bodily ‎(comparative more bodily, superlative most bodily)

  1. Of, relating to, or concerning the body.
    His bodily deficiencies were a heavy burden to him.
  2. Having a body or material form; physical; corporeal.
    • Tatler
      You are a mere spirit, and have no knowledge of the bodily part of us.
  3. Real; actual; put into execution.
    • Shakespeare
      Be brought to bodily act.

Synonyms

Translations

relating to the body

Adverb

bodily ‎(not comparable)

  1. In or by the body; physically.
    He was thrown bodily out of the house.
    • 1883, Robert Louis Stevenson, “The Voyage”, in Treasure IslandWikisource:
      In I got bodily into the apple barrel, and found there was scarce an apple left; but sitting down there in the dark, what with the sound of the waters and the rocking movement of the ship, I had either fallen asleep or was on the point of doing so when a heavy man sat down with rather a clash close by.
    • 1859, Charles Dickens, The Haunted House
      The papering of one side of the room had dropped down bodily, with fragments of plaster adhering to it, and almost blocked up the door.

Synonyms

  • bodyaciously (obsolete, dialect, rare)
  • corporally

Translations

in or by the body

Etymology

body +‎ -ly

Pronunciation

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