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uncarnal

uncarnal adjective: not carnal.

Adjective

uncarnal (comparative more uncarnal, superlative most uncarnal)

  1. Not carnal.
    • By the time he came out, Melissa was dressed and had repacked her bag. She looked utterly uncarnal in the morning light.2001, Jonathan Franzen, The Corrections

Forms of uncarnal

comparativemore uncarnal
superlativemost uncarnal

Origin of uncarnal

From un- + carnal.

Questions about uncarnal

What does uncarnal mean?
Uncarnal means not carnal.
What part of speech is uncarnal?
Uncarnal is an adjective.

Words near uncarnal in the dictionary

  1. uncarine
  2. uncarines
  3. uncaring
  4. uncaringly
  5. uncaringness
  6. uncarnal
  7. uncarnate
  8. uncarnated
  9. uncarnivorous
  10. uncarpentered
  11. uncarpeted

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