Bodily Meaning
/ˈbɑdɪli/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjOf, relating to, or concerning the body.
adjHaving a body or material form; physical; corporeal.
Sentence Examples
While you are asleep, the bodily functions slow down and body temperature falls.
The father carried his son bodily from the room.
CEFR Practice Quiz
He suffered serious ____ harm in the major car accident.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
He suffered several ____ injuries after falling off his bicycle today.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English bodily; equivalent to body + -ly.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"You are a mere spirit, and have no knowledge of the bodily part of us."
— 1709 May 24 (Gregorian calendar), Isaac Bickerstaff [et al., pseudonyms; Richard Steele et al.], “Friday, May 14, 1709”, in The Tatler, number 15; republished in [Richard Steele], editor, The Tatler, […], London stereotype edition, volume I, London: I. Walker and Co.; […], 1822, →OCLC:
"Be brought to bodily act."
— c. 1608–1609 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedy of Coriolanus”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene ii]:
"For in him dwelleth all the fulneſſe of the Godhead bodily."
— 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Colossians 2:9:
"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."
— 1883, Robert Louis Stevenson, “The Voyage”, in Treasure Islandᵂⁱᵏⁱˢᵒᵘʳᶜᵉ:
"The papering of one side of the room had dropped down bodily, with fragments of plaster adhering to it, and almost blocked up the door."
— 1859, Charles Dickens, The Haunted House:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
He suffered serious ____ harm in the major car accident.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
He suffered several ____ injuries after falling off his bicycle today.