fleshly
1Fleshly — 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 …
2Fleshly — Flesh ly, adv. In a fleshly manner; carnally; lasciviously. [Obs.] Chaucer. [1913 Webster] …
3fleshly — [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,… …
4fleshly — index corporeal, lascivious, lecherous, mundane, physical, prurient Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
5fleshly — O.E. flæsclic; see FLESH (Cf. flesh) + LY (Cf. ly) (1) …
6fleshly — 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) …
7fleshly — ► ADJECTIVE (fleshlier, fleshliest) ▪ relating to the body; sensual …
8fleshly — [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 …
9fleshly — 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… …
10fleshly — adjective Date: before 12th century 1. a. corporeal, bodily b. of, relating to, or characterized by indulgence of bodily appetites; especially lascivious < fleshly desires > c. not spiritual ; worldly 2. fleshy …
