fleshly
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flesh·ly
(flĕsh′lē)adj. flesh·li·er, flesh·li·est
1. Of or relating to the body; corporeal. See Synonyms at bodily.
2. Of, relating to, or inclined to bodily and especially sexual pleasure; sensual.
flesh′li·ness n.
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fleshly
(ˈflɛʃlɪ)adj, -lier or -liest
1. relating to the body, esp its sensual nature; carnal: fleshly desire.
2. (Theology) worldly as opposed to spiritual
3. fleshy; fat
ˈfleshliness n
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flesh•ly
(ˈflɛʃ li)adj. -li•er, -li•est.
1. of or pertaining to the flesh or body; corporeal.
2. carnal; sensual: fleshly pleasures.
3. worldly, rather than spiritual.
4. fleshy.
[before 900]
flesh′li•ness, n.
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Adj. | 1. | fleshly - marked by the appetites and passions of the body; "animal instincts"; "carnal knowledge"; "fleshly desire"; "a sensual delight in eating"; "music is the only sensual pleasure without vice" physical - involving the body as distinguished from the mind or spirit; "physical exercise"; "physical suffering"; "was sloppy about everything but her physical appearance" |
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fleshly
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fleshly
adj (+er)
(= corporeal) → fleischlich, leiblich
(= worldly) → irdisch, menschlich
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