fleshlier

Adjective

fleshly (comparative fleshlier, superlative fleshliest)

1. Of or relating to the body.
   • […] in the body of this fleshly land,
     This kingdom, this confine of blood and breath,
     Hostility and civil tumult reigns
     Between my conscience and my cousin’s death.c. 1596 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Life and Death of King Iohn”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...

   Synonyms:

   bodily, corporeal

2. Of, relating to or resembling flesh; composed of flesh; having a lot of flesh.
   • […] lay on load enough vpon e’m, and spare e’m not, for the’re good plump fleshly Asses, and may well enough beare it:1608, Thomas Middleton, A Mad World, My Masters, London: Walter Burre, act II

   Synonyms:

   fleshy

3. Of or relating to pleasurable (often sexual) sensations.
   • […] abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, 1 Peter 2:11

   Synonyms:

   carnal, lascivious, sensual

4. Of or relating to non-spiritual or non-religious matters.
   • […] in simplicity and godly sincerity, not with fleshly wisdom, but by the grace of God, we have had our conversation in the world […]1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, 2 Corinthians 1:12

   Synonyms:

   secular, worldly

   Antonyms:

   heavenly, spiritual

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