BODILY


Meaning of BODILY in English

/bod"l ee/ , adj.

1. of or pertaining to the body.

2. corporeal or material, as contrasted with spiritual or mental.

adv.

3. as a physical entity; as a complete physical unit: The tornado picked him up bodily and threw him against the wall.

4. in person: You have to appear bodily at the box office in order to have your reservation confirmed.

[ 1250-1300; ME bodylich. See BODY, -LY ]

Syn. 2. See physical .

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