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corporally

corporally adverb: in or with the body; bodily.

Adverb

corporally (comparative more corporally, superlative most corporally)

  1. In or with the body; bodily.
    • to be corporally present
    • although Christ be not corporally in the outward visible signs, yet he is corporally in the persons that duly receive thema. 1714, John Sharp, a sermon on John vi.53

Forms of corporally

comparativemore corporally
superlativemost corporally

Origin of corporally

From corporal + -ly.

Words formed from corporally

Questions about corporally

What does corporally mean?
Corporally means in or with the body; bodily.
What part of speech is corporally?
Corporally is an adverb.

Words near corporally in the dictionary

  1. corporal's guard
  2. corporale
  3. corporales
  4. corporalities
  5. corporality
  6. corporally
  7. corporally punish
  8. corporalness
  9. corporals
  10. corporalship
  11. corporalships

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