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–adjective

1.	of or pertaining to the body.

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

–adverb

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.

[Origin: 1250–1300; ME bodylich. See body, -ly

]

—Synonyms 2. See physical.

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adj.

Of, relating to, or belonging to the body.
Physical as opposed to mental or spiritual: bodily welfare.

adv.

In the flesh; in person: bodily but not mentally present.
As a complete physical entity: carried the child bodily from the room.

Synonyms: These adjectives mean of or relating to the human body: a bodily organ; a corporal defect; corporeal suffering; fleshly frailty; physical robustness; a somatic symptom.

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bodily
adjective
1.	of or relating to or belonging to the body; "a bodily organ"; "bodily functions"
2.	affecting or characteristic of the body as opposed to the mind or spirit; "bodily needs"; "a corporal defect"; "corporeal suffering"; "a somatic symptom or somatic illness"
3.	having or relating to a physical material body; "bodily existence"
adverb
1.	in bodily form; "he was translated bodily to heaven"

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ˈbodily adjective

of the body
Example: bodily needs

Arabic:	جَسَدِيَّه، جِسْمانِيَّه
Chinese (Simplified):	身体的
Chinese (Traditional):	身體的
Czech:	tělesný
Danish:	krops-; legems-
Dutch:	lichamelijk
Estonian:	kehaline
Finnish:	ruumiillinen
French:	du corps, physique
German:	körperlich
Greek:	σωματικός
Hungarian:	testi
Icelandic:	líkamlegur
Indonesian:	badani
Italian:	fisico, corporale

Japanese:	身体上の
Korean:	?택섶瓚Ç
Latvian:	miesas-; ķermeņa-; fizisks
Lithuanian:	kūno, kūniškas
Norwegian:	legemlig, kropps-, legems-
Polish:	cielesny
Portuguese (Brazil):	corporal, físico
Portuguese (Portugal):	corporal
Romanian:	trupesc, fizic
Russian:	телесный; физический
Slovak:	telesný
Slovenian:	telesen
Spanish:	corporal, físico
Swedish:	kroppslig
Turkish:	bedenle ilgili, bedenen

ˈbodily adverb

by the entire (physical) body
Example: They lifted him bodily and carried him off.

Arabic:	جَسَديّا، جِسْمانيّا
Chinese (Simplified):	整体
Chinese (Traditional):	整體地
Czech:	jako celek, *jeden muž
Danish:	i sin helhed; korporligt
Dutch:	in zijn geheel
Estonian:	tervenisti
Finnish:	kokonaan, fyysisesti
French:	à bras-le-corps
German:	ganz und gar
Greek:	με όλο το σώμα
Hungarian:	testi
Icelandic:	líkamlega, í eigin persónu
Indonesian:	seluruh badan
Italian:	completamente

Japanese:	まるごと
Korean:	통째로
Latvian:	ar visu ķermeni
Lithuanian:	visą
Norwegian:	i sin helhet, i egen person
Polish:	w całości
Portuguese (Brazil):	a corpo inteiro
Portuguese (Portugal):	em peso
Romanian:	de mijloc
Russian:	лично; целиком
Slovak:	celým telom
Slovenian:	scela
Spanish:	en peso
Swedish:	helt och hållet, med hull och hår
Turkish:	bütün vücudu ile, olduğu gibi

See also: body, body language, bodyguard, bodywork

Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Main Entry: bodi·ly
Pronunciation: 'bäd-^&l-E
Function: adjective
: of or relating to the body <bodily organs>

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Bodily

Bod"i*ly\, a. 1. Having a body or material form; physical; corporeal; consisting of matter.

You are a mere spirit, and have no knowledge of the bodily part of us. --Tatler.

2. Of or pertaining to the body, in distinction from the mind. "Bodily defects." --L'Estrange.

3. Real; actual; put in execution. [Obs.]

Be brought to bodily act. --Shak.

Bodily fear, apprehension of physical injury.

Syn: See Corporal.

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Bodily

Bod"i*ly\, adv. 1. Corporeally; in bodily form; united with a body or matter; in the body.

For in him dwelleth all the fullness of the Godhead bodily. --Col. ii. 9

2. In respect to, or so as to affect, the entire body or mass; entirely; all at once; completely; as, to carry away bodily. "Leapt bodily below." --Lowell.

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