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Synonyms for bodily


Grammar : Adj, adv
Spell : bod-l-ee
Phonetic Transcription : ˈbɒd l i

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Définition of bodily

Origin :
  • c.1300, "pertaining to the body;" also opposed to "spiritual;" from body + -ly (1). As an adverb (with -ly (2)) from late 14c.
  • adj concerning animate structure
  • adv totally
Example sentences :
  • His mental anguish 'was united with bodily illness and suffering.
  • Extract from : « The Works of Whittier, Volume VI (of VII) » by John Greenleaf Whittier
  • But he was prominent in nothing, for prominence was to him a thing like bodily pain.
  • Extract from : « Alarms and Discursions » by G. K. Chesterton
  • The tail of the Angora serves as a barometer of its bodily and mental condition.
  • Extract from : « Concerning Cats » by Helen M. Winslow
  • It wears out more quickly than the bodily machine of the Englishman.
  • Extract from : « The American Mind » by Bliss Perry
  • The sheer power of the American bodily machine, driven by the American will, is magnificent.
  • Extract from : « The American Mind » by Bliss Perry
  • Modifications of the bodily ideal owing to influence of mind.
  • Extract from : « Modern Painters Volume II (of V) » by John Ruskin
  • That last spring had thrown him bodily against the red monster.
  • Extract from : « Two Thousand Miles Below » by Charles Willard Diffin
  • Deep thought, poetry and music had to take the place of bodily welfare.
  • Extract from : « Bremen Cotton Exchange » by Andreas Wilhelm Cramer
  • She is to be similarly trained both in bodily and mental exercises.
  • Extract from : « The Republic » by Plato
  • Then now we have a clear notion of the bodily qualities which are required in the guardian.
  • Extract from : « The Republic » by Plato

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