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fleshly

[ flesh-lee ]

adjective

fleshlier, fleshliest.
  1. of or relating 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 fleshly poetry of the 17th century.

  5. Obsolete. having much flesh; fleshy.


fleshly

/ ˈڱɛʃɪ /

adjective

  1. relating to the body, esp its sensual nature; carnal

    fleshly desire

  2. worldly as opposed to spiritual
  3. fleshy; fat
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈڱԱ, noun
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ڱl·Ա noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of fleshly1

before 900; Middle English; Old English ڱǣ. See flesh, -ly
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Synonym Study

See carnal.
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Example Sentences

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Aside from the sinful association of fleshly pleasures, clerics were concerned that the long toe-pieces prevented people from kneeling in the approved obeisant manner.

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As many as 3,000 men at a time lived here, and for men in pain of one kind or another, worldly distractions beckoned — not just cigars and magazines, but fleshly delights.

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He denied ever having an affair on the website and said, “The account was opened out of pure fleshly desires and out of simple curiosity.”

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In early Christianity, spiritual warfare meant one was to resist the Devil by engaging in forms of ascetic behavior, mastering fleshly desires, and cultivating Christian virtues like humility, self-control, and love of enemies.

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Two weeks prior to “Subspace Rhapsody,” they aired a crossover with the animated spinoff “Star Trek: Lower Decks,” in which cartoon characters became flesh and fleshly characters cartoons.

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