Your bodily needs and functions are the needs and functions of your body.
...descriptions of natural bodily functions.
There's more to eating than just bodily needs.
Synonyms: physical, material, actual, substantial [formal] More Synonyms of bodily
2. See also grievous bodily harm
3. adverb [ADVERB with verb]
You use bodily to indicate that an action involves the whole of someone's body.
I was hurled bodily to the deck.
Synonyms: physically, completely, entirely, wholly More Synonyms of bodily
bodily in British English
(ˈbɒdɪlɪ)
adjective
1.
relating to or being a part of the human body
adverb
2.
by taking hold of the body
he threw him bodily from the platform
3.
in person; in the flesh
bodily in American English
(ˈbɑdəli)
adjective
1.
physical
see also UNRESOLVED CROSS REF
2.
of, in, by, or to the body
adverb
3.
in person; in the flesh
to be bodily present
4.
as a single body; in entirety
5.
as a single group; as one unit
SYNONYMY NOTE: bodily refers to the human body as distinct from the mind or spirit [bodily ills]; physical, while often interchangeable with , bodily, suggests somewhat less directly the anatomy and physiology of the body [physical exercise]; corporeal refers to the material substance of the body and is opposed to spiritual [his corporeal remains]; corporal2 refers to the effect of something upon the body [corporal punishment]; somatic is the scientific word and refers to the body as distinct from the psyche, with nophilosophic or poetic overtones [the somatic differences between individuals]
OPPOSITES: mental, psychic, spiritual
Word origin
ME bodilich < bodi, body
Examples of 'bodily' in a sentence
bodily
He had pleaded guilty at an earlier hearing to attempting to cause grievous bodily harm.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
At Grimsby crown court he pleaded guilty to causing grievous bodily harm.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Cops confirmed a man of 28 had been bailed on suspicion of conspiracy to cause actual bodily harm.
The Sun (2016)
A man has been charged with causing grievous bodily harm with intent.
The Sun (2016)
Chelmsford crown court had heard her admit grievous bodily harm and she was sentenced to two years prison, suspended for two years.
The Sun (2016)
At a hearing last month he pleaded guilty to actual bodily harm and criminal damage and was sentenced at Maidstone crown court yesterday.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
But a lesser plea of inflicting grievous bodily harm was accepted by the CPS.
The Sun (2017)
To implant eight is an act of medical negligence that could properly be considered grievous bodily harm.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Romans admitted a charge of grievous bodily harm with intent after changing his plea.
The Sun (2016)
Take the primary need for bodily comfort.
Lumsden, Robert 23 Steps to Successful Achievement (1972)
All doctors have been doused in a variety of bodily fluids.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
They were also convicted of actual bodily harm to the party guest.
The Sun (2015)
The defendant was charged with causing actual bodily harm.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
He admitted causing actual bodily harm after seeing the footage and was jailed for five months.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
But the charge of inflicting grievous bodily harm with intent was dropped.
The Sun (2010)
The same force said a woman who lobbed a biscuit at a man had also committed actual bodily harm.
The Sun (2015)
We were then lifted bodily into the mail van and told not to move for at least half an hour.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Thousands of offences including grievous bodily harm and malicious wounding are being cleared up with no more than an apology.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
The church's insurance policy provided coverage for "bodily injury " and "property damage.
Christianity Today (2000)
Claims for bodily injury claims rose by 448 million during the year.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
In the story, love has the potential to inflict not only emotional but actual bodily pain.
The Times Literary Supplement (2012)
Industry figures show the number of bodily injury claims has soared by 72 per cent in the past decade.
The Sun (2011)
These are reflected in the needs of all members of society for safety, bodily comfort, health and so on.
Harrison, David The Sociology of Modernization and Development (1988)
In other languages
bodily
British English: bodily ADJECTIVE
Your bodily needs and functions are the needs and functions of your body.
...descriptions of natural bodily functions.
American English: bodily
Brazilian Portuguese: corporal
Chinese: 身体的
European Spanish: corporal
French: physiologique
German: körperlich
Italian: corporale
Japanese: 体の
Korean: 육체의
European Portuguese: corporal
Latin American Spanish: corporal
All related terms of 'bodily'
bodily injury
The bodily injury section of a liability insurance policy usually covers hospital bills for the injured parties as well as related expenses such as rehabilitation , medicines, and lost income .
bodily function
A person's bodily functions are the normal physical processes that regularly occur in their body, particularly the ability to urinate and defecate .
bodily functions
physical processes such as urination and defecation
actual bodily harm
Actual bodily harm is a criminal offence in which someone gives another person a minor injury.
grievous bodily harm
If someone is accused of grievous bodily harm , they are accused of causing very serious physical injury to someone. The abbreviation → GBH is often used.
(adjective)
Definition
relating to the human body
There's more to eating than just bodily needs.
Synonyms
physical
the physical problems caused by the illness
material
the material world
actual
She had written some notes, but she hadn't started the actual work.
substantial (formal)
talk of imminent and substantial progress
fleshly
tangible
There is tangible evidence that the economy is starting to recover.
corporal
We do not believe that corporal punishment should be used in schools.
carnal
Their passion became inflamed and their carnal desires ran wild.
corporeal
Descartes held that there are two kinds of substances in the world, mental and corporeal.
(adverb)
Definition
by taking hold of the body
I was hurled bodily to the deck.
Synonyms
physically
completely
Dozens of flats have been completely destroyed.
I have fallen completely in love with him.
entirely
The two cases are entirely different.
wholly
The accusation is wholly without foundation.
Additional synonyms
in the sense of actual
She had written some notes, but she hadn't started the actual work.
Synonyms
real,
substantial (formal),
concrete,
definite,
tangible
in the sense of carnal
Definition
of a sexual or sensual nature
Their passion became inflamed and their carnal desires ran wild.
Synonyms
sexual,
animal,
sexy (informal),
fleshly,
erotic,
sensual,
randy (informal, British),
steamy (informal),
raunchy (informal),
sensuous,
voluptuous,
lewd,
wanton,
amorous,
salacious,
prurient,
impure,
lascivious,
lustful,
lecherous,
libidinous,
licentious,
unchaste
in the sense of completely
Dozens of flats have been completely destroyed.I have fallen completely in love with him.