1
: having a body : physical
2
: of or relating to the body
bodily comfort
bodily organs
1
a
: in the flesh
b
: in a manner that involves physically moving someone's body
The blast lifted him bodily into the air.
Jerry Wexler called him a "parasite" and threw him bodily out of his office.—
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: as a whole : altogether
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Examples of bodily in a Sentence
Adjective
The victim suffered serious bodily injury.
the old man suffered from a number of bodily ailments
Adverb
The blast lifted him bodily into the air.
The house will have to be moved bodily to the new site.
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Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 21 Dec. 2024
She is charged with one felony count of battery resulting in serious bodily injury and one felony count of neglect of a dependent resulting in serious bodily injury after an investigation into an incident brought before the Indiana Department of Child Services in February.
—Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 20 Dec. 2024
Will Stone, NPR, 18 Dec. 2024
For women, there was a stronger positive relationship between diet quality (using DGI total scores) and bodily pain when accounting for body mass index (BMI).
—New Atlas, 15 Dec. 2024
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Adjective
Otis Keller was charged with shooting into an occupied vehicle, with an enhancement for allegedly causing great bodily injury to the victim.
—Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 21 Dec. 2024
She is charged with one felony count of battery resulting in serious bodily injury and one felony count of neglect of a dependent resulting in serious bodily injury after an investigation into an incident brought before the Indiana Department of Child Services in February.
—Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 20 Dec. 2024
Adverb
These foreign travelers seem to find a home in many organs, as well as bodily fluids like breast milk and semen.
—Will Stone, NPR, 18 Dec. 2024
For women, there was a stronger positive relationship between diet quality (using DGI total scores) and bodily pain when accounting for body mass index (BMI).
—New Atlas, 15 Dec. 2024
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“Bodily.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bodily. Accessed 25 Dec. 2024.
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bodily
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bodi·ly
ˈbäd-ᵊl-ē 
: of or relating to the body
bodily organs
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