Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bodily

/ˈbɑdɪli/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.78 in modern English

Syllables: bod-i-ly
IPA: /ˈbɑdɪli/

12

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, relating to, or concerning the body.

adj

Having a body or material form; physical; corporeal.

adj

Real; actual; put into execution.

adv

In bodily form; physically, corporally.

adv

Pertaining to the whole body or mass; wholly.

adv

Forcefully, vigorously.

name

Example Sentences

"His bodily deficiencies were a heavy burden to him."
"You are a mere spirit, and have no knowledge of the bodily part of us."
"Be brought to bodily act."
"For in him dwelleth all the fulneſſe of the Godhead bodily."
"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."
"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."

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: bodily
Suffix: body

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈbɑdɪli/
British English: /ˈbɒdɪli/

Inflected Forms

more bodily (comparative) most bodily (superlative) Bodilys (plural)

Derived Forms

bodiliness extrabodily nonbodily unbodiliness unbodily

Phrases

actual bodily harm bodily fluid bodily function bodily integrity bodily oath bodily process grievous bodily harm repeated bodily harm

Frequently Paired Words

psychosomatic body intellectual natal bodacious

Synonyms

corporal corporeal bodily carnal physical somatic

Homonyms

bawdily (cot–caught merger)

Questions

How do you pronounce bodily?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbɑdɪli/.
What does bodily mean?: Of, relating to, or concerning the body.
Where does bodily come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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