bodily

adjective · adverb

Simple meaning

Of, about, or about the body.

Pronunciation

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bahduhlee

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IPA pronunciation (US)

ˈbɑdəli

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Definition

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adjective

Of, relating to, or concerning the body.
Of or relating to or belonging to the body
Having a body or material form; physical; corporeal.
Real; actual; put into execution.

adverb

Pertaining to the whole body or mass; wholly.
Forcefully, vigorously.
In bodily form; physically, corporally.
“He was translated bodily to heaven.”

Word at a Glance

Difficulty: B2 · Upper Intermediate (estimated)
Frequency: Moderately Common
Typical Use: Neutral / general English

More ways to use bodily

“He was translated bodily to heaven.”adverb

Common Patterns and Combinations

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Having a body or material form

bodily harmbodily injury

Other combinations

bodily fluidsbodily strengthbodily healthbodily formbodily painbodily movement

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Word Family

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Compound terms

Established multiword terms.

bodily cavitynounCompound term
A natural hollow or sinus within the body.
bodily fluidnounCompound term
The liquid parts of the body.
bodily functionnounCompound term
An organic process that takes place in the body.
bodily processnounCompound term
An organic process that takes place in the body.
bodily propertynounCompound term
An attribute of the body.
bodily structurenounCompound term
A particular complex anatomical part of a living thing and its construction and arrangement.

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