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bodily
[ bod-l-ee ]
adjective
- of or relating to the body.
- corporeal or material, as contrasted with spiritual or mental.
adverb
- as a physical entity; as a complete physical unit:
The tornado picked him up bodily and threw him against the wall.
- in person:
You have to appear bodily at the box office in order to have your reservation confirmed.
bodily
/ ˈbɒdɪlɪ /
adjective
- relating to or being a part of the human body
adverb
- by taking hold of the body
he threw him bodily from the platform
- in person; in the flesh
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- non·bodi·ly adjective
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Example Sentences
And more trivial modifications like altering bodily odors and promoting a healthy lifestyle.
Coren said she never felt she was at risk of bodily harm, even as the bullets flew.
I so loved the fierce bodily contact of football that I suppose my enthusiasm made up somewhat for my lack of size.
At that point, a gravely ill person would have to somehow get their bodily fluids into your system.
Of course, there are real rules to Ebola, and they have to do with incubation periods, bodily fluids, and other scientific facts.
Insult and outrage seemed to have given that bodily vigour to Ripperda, which medicine and surgery had taken no pains to restore.
"I fear, squire, hers is not a bodily affection," said Mrs. Dodd with a deep sigh.
He holds them with the air of a gentleman, comfortable and at ease in all respects, mentally and bodily.
The bodily positions being exhaustively enumerated need not be correlated together.
And suddenly Hicks jerked up his knees and heaved himself bodily aside with a scream of fear.
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