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fleshly

[flesh-lee]

adjective, -li·er, -li·est.

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

carnal; sensual: fleshly pleasures.

worldly, rather than spiritual.

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

Obsolete. having much flesh; fleshy.

Origin:
before 900; Middle English; Old English flǣsclic. See flesh, -ly

Related forms

flesh·li·ness, noun

Can be confused: fleshly, fleshy.

Synonyms
2. See carnal.

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fleshly (ˈflɛʃlɪ)

—*adj* , -lier, -liest
1.	relating to the body, esp its sensual nature; carnal: fleshly desire
2.	worldly as opposed to spiritual
3.	fleshy; fat

'fleshliness

—n

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