-lē, -li adjective
( often -er/-est )
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English flǣsclic, from flǣsc flesh + -lic -ly
1.
a. : of or relating to the flesh or body : corporeal , bodily
fleshly strength
the fleshly eye
b. : of or relating to bodily appetites : carnal , sensual ; especially : lascivious , libidinous
fleshly indulgences
c. : relating to or characteristic of the bodily life : not spiritual
fleshly views of life
: worldly
2.
a. : having or composed of flesh : fleshy
b. obsolete : having much flesh : fat
3. of the heart : easily moved (as to compassion) : kind and tender : soft
can there be such deceit in Christians, or treason in the fleshly heart of man? — Christopher Marlowe
4. : exhibiting or characterized by sensuous quality
fleshly art
a fleshly poet
Synonyms: see carnal