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English

Etymology

body +‎ -ly

Pronunciation

Adjective

bodily (comparative more bodily, superlative most bodily)

  1. Of, related to, or concerning the body.
    His bodily deficiencies were a heavy burden to him.

Adverb

bodily

  1. In or by the body; physically.
    He was thrown bodily out of the house.
    • 1883 Robert Louis Stevenson, “The Voyage”, in Treasure IslandWikisource:
      In I got bodily into the apple barrel, and found there was scarce an apple left; but sitting down there in the dark, what with the sound of the waters and the rocking movement of the ship, I had either fallen asleep or was on the point of doing so when a heavy man sat down with rather a clash close by.

Synonyms

Translations

in or by the body

 

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