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bodilily

US/ˈbɑdɪlɪli/

bodilily adverb: in a bodily manner; physically.

Adverb

bodilily (not comparable)

  1. (rare) In a bodily manner; physically.
    • I grow so sick with alarm & uneasiness, that I know not how to send off any more Letters—yet I am not bodilily ill, my dearest dearest ami!1812-1814, Fanny Burney, edited by Edward A. Bloom and Lillian D. Bloom, The Journals and Letters of Fanny Burney (Madame D'Arblay), volume 7, published 1978, page 383

Origin of bodilily

From bodily + -ly.

Questions about bodilily

What does bodilily mean?
Bodilily means in a bodily manner; physically.
What part of speech is bodilily?
Bodilily is an adverb.
How do you pronounce bodilily?
Bodilily is pronounced /ˈbɑdɪlɪli/ (US).

Words near bodilily in the dictionary

  1. bodikin
  2. bodikins
  3. bodiless
  4. bodilessly
  5. bodilessness
  6. bodilily
  7. bodiliness
  8. Bodill
  9. bodily
  10. bodily fluid
  11. bodily fluids

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