Definition of BODILY

bodily

Adjective

  • Pertaining to or relating to the human body.
  • of or relating to or belonging to the body
    • "a bodily organ"
    • "bodily functions"

Adjective Satellite

  • affecting or characteristic of the body as opposed to the mind or spirit
    • "bodily needs"
  • having or relating to a physical material body
    • "bodily existence"

Adverb

  • in bodily form
    • "he was translated bodily to heaven"

Adj

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

Adv

  • In bodily form; physically, corporally.
  • Pertaining to the whole body or mass; wholly.
  • Forcefully, vigorously.

Examples

  • After a long Words With Friends match, a player might feel BODILY tired from all the strategizing.
  • He was thrown bodily out of the house.
  • His bodily deficiencies were a heavy burden to him.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English bodily; equivalent to body + -ly.

Scrabble Score: 12

bodily: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
bodily: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
bodily: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

bodily: valid Words With Friends Word