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Fleshly — Flesh ly (fl[e^]sh l[y^]), a. [AS. fl[=ae]scl[imac]c.] 1. Of or pertaining to the flesh; corporeal. Fleshly bondage. Denham. [1913 Webster] 2. Animal; not vegetable. Dryden. [1913 Webster] 3. Human; not celestial; not spiritual or divine. Fleshly … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Fleshly — Flesh ly, adv. In a fleshly manner; carnally; lasciviously. [Obs.] Chaucer. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
fleshly — [adj1] lecherous, desiring sex animal, animalistic, bodily, carnal, erotic, gross, lascivious, lewd, lustful, profane, sensual, venereal, voluptuous; concepts 372,529,545 Ant. immaterial, religious, spiritual fleshly [adj2] bodily corporal,… … New thesaurus
fleshly — index corporeal, lascivious, lecherous, mundane, physical, prurient Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
fleshly — O.E. flæsclic; see FLESH (Cf. flesh) + LY (Cf. ly) (1) … Etymology dictionary
fleshly — Carnal, sensual, animal Analogous words: physical, *bodily, corporeal, corporal, somatic: *sensuous, sensual, voluptuous, luxurious, sybaritic, epicurean Contrasted words: *moral, ethical, noble, virtuous: spiritual, divine, religious (see HOLY) … New Dictionary of Synonyms
fleshly — ► ADJECTIVE (fleshlier, fleshliest) ▪ relating to the body; sensual … English terms dictionary
fleshly — [flesh′lē] adj. fleshlier, fleshliest [ME fleschlich < OE flæsclic: see FLESH & LY1] 1. of the body and its nature; corporeal 2. fond of bodily pleasures; sensual 3. Obs. FLESHY … English World dictionary
fleshly — fleshy, fleshly The distinction in current use is much the same as between earthy and earthly. Fleshy relates to flesh in its physical sense and means primarily ‘plump, fat’ (e.g. fleshy hands / fleshy fruit), whereas fleshly relates to the… … Modern English usage
fleshly — fleshliness, n. /flesh lee/, adj., fleshlier, fleshliest. 1. of or pertaining to the flesh or body; bodily, corporeal, or physical. 2. carnal; sensual: fleshly pleasures. 3. worldly, rather than spiritual. 4. having a sensuous quality: the… … Universalium
