Corporal Meaning
/ˈkɔːp(ə)ɹəl/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjHaving a physical, tangible body; material, corporeal.
adjOf or pertaining to the body, especially the human body; bodily.
Sentence Examples
The trend of public opinion is against corporal punishment.
Corporal punishment is now prohibited in schools.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The soldier received a ____ punishment for insubordination.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The trend of public opinion is against ____ punishment.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English corporal, corporall, corporel, corporell, from Old French corporal (French corporel), from Latin corporālis, from Latin corpus (“body”); compare corporeal.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Into the air; and what seem'd corporal melted as breath into the wind."
— c. 1606 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Macbeth”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene iii]:
"The smaller 9 9 have less elongated fins, drabber corporal colors, and more transparent fins."
— 1998, Rüdiger Riehl, Aquarium Atlas, volume 3, page 572:
"He had […] many corporals, chalice-veils, and sudaria"
— 1891, Oscar Wilde, chapter XI, in The Picture of Dorian Gray, London; New York, N.Y.: Ward Lock & Co., →OCLC:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The soldier received a ____ punishment for insubordination.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The trend of public opinion is against ____ punishment.