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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Olivia Enos, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
The camera advances without the niceties of expertise, conveying the bodily and mental effort of every step taken toward Israeli forces.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2024
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The Olympics are a celebration of athletic prowess, an event that incidentally highlights the diversity of the human body.
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Adjective
Specifically, North Korean Christians endure serious bodily or mental harm, killing, and targeting of their children through severe public executions for their faith, being sent to political prison camps, and the targeting of their children through the Kim regime’s brutality.
—Olivia Enos, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
The camera advances without the niceties of expertise, conveying the bodily and mental effort of every step taken toward Israeli forces.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2024
Adverb
But this year’s ninth edition has really caught the public’s attention, largely because of its extreme views on reproductive health amid a nationwide fight to win back the right to bodily autonomy.
—Katie Camero, SELF, 9 Oct. 2024
October 1, 2024 6 min read Human anatomy is delightfully varied, but female athletes are heavily criticized for not conforming to socially accepted bodily norms
The Olympics are a celebration of athletic prowess, an event that incidentally highlights the diversity of the human body.
—Bethany Brookshire, Scientific American, 1 Oct. 2024
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“Bodily.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bodily. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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bodily
adjective
bodi·ly
ˈbäd-ᵊl-ē 
: of or relating to the body
bodily organs
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