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fleshly
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flesh·ly  (flshl)
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 carnality; sensual.
3. Not spiritual; worldly: fleshly pleasures.
4. Tending to plumpness; fleshy.

fleshli·ness n.

fleshly [ˈflɛʃlɪ]
adj -lier, -liest
1. relating to the body, esp its sensual nature; carnal fleshly desire
2. (Christian Religious Writings / Theology) worldly as opposed to spiritual
3. fleshy; fat
fleshliness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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"
Translations
fleshly [ˈfleʃlɪ] ADJ (frm) [lusts, desires] → carnal, de la carne
fleshly
adj (+er)
(= corporeal)fleischlich, leiblich
(fig: = sensual) pleasures, sinfleischlich (fig), → sinnlich
(= worldly)irdisch, menschlich
fleshly [ˈflɛʃlɪ] adjsensuale
fleshly [ˈflɛʃlɪ] adjsensuale


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