FLESHLY


Meaning of FLESHLY in English

— fleshliness , n.

/flesh"lee/ , adj., fleshlier, fleshliest .

1. of or pertaining to the flesh or body; bodily, corporeal, or physical.

2. carnal; sensual: fleshly pleasures.

3. worldly, rather than spiritual.

4. having a sensuous quality: the fleshly poetry of the 17th century.

5. Obs. having much flesh; fleshy.

[ bef. 900; ME; OE flaesclic. See FLESH, -LY ]

Syn. 2. See carnal .

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