BODILY


Meaning of BODILY in English

I. bod ‧ i ‧ ly 1 /ˈbɒdəli, ˈbɒdɪli $ ˈbɑː-/ BrE AmE adjective [only before noun]

related to the human body:

bodily sensations

II. bodily 2 BrE AmE adverb

1 . by moving the whole of your or someone else’s body:

He lifted the child bodily aboard.

2 . by moving a large object in one piece:

The column was transferred bodily to a new site by the bank of the river.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.