physically
/ˈfɪzɪkli
/adverb
1In a manner relating to the body as opposed to the mind: physically demanding work I found her physically attractive...
- There's nothing physically wrong with him.
- In his sickest film, a group of teenagers exploit and abuse the physically dysfunctional.
- This was an extremely awkward time in her life, both physically and as an actress.
1.1In a way that involves bodily contact or activity: he physically assaulted a colleague...
- Elders suffering from Alzheimer's disease or other cognitive impairments can sometimes physically strike out at a worker.
- She was abandoned by her mother at birth and physically abused by her grandfather.
- The person isn't constrained by what he can physically carry.
2In a way that relates to the real world and things perceived through the senses as opposed to the mind: cyberspace is a virtual place; it does not physically exist...
- Those statements that refer to the physically real do not founder on any univocal coordinate transformation.
- It does not matter whether those stars physically exist or not.
- This is a translation of the idea, the creation of a metaphor for something that does not exist physically.
2.1In terms of what is possible in the real world: it is physically impossible to check every car...
- He said such mind-over-matter theories have nothing to do with why fire-walking is physically possible.
- Apparently, some people do a lot of research into whether or not some of the things they try to do are physically possible.
- The students are charged with ascertaining whether a particular legend is even medically or physically possible.