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  1. Concerning the body

    corporeal, corporal, physical, carnal, fleshly, somatic, incarnate, mortal, gross, hylic, solid, unspiritual, worldly, tangible, material, substantial, human, animal, natural, constitutional, organic; see also biological, physical 1, real 2.

  2. As a whole

    entirely, totally, absolutely; see completely.

bodily refers to the human body as distinct from the mind or spirit bodily ills; physical, while often interchangeable with bodily, suggests somewhat less directly the anatomy and physiology of the body physical exercise; corporeal refers to the material substance of the body and is opposed to spiritualhis corporeal remains; corporal refers to the effect of something upon the body corporal punishment; somatic is a scientific word and refers to the body as distinct from the psyche, with no philosophic or poetic overtones the somatic differences between individuals

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