| Pronunciation: | | fleshlee
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| Matching Terms: | | fleshless, fleshliness
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| | Definition: | | [adj] of 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" |
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| | Synonyms: | | animal(a), carnal, physical, sensual |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Flesh"ly\, a. [AS. ?.]
1. Of or pertaining to the flesh; corporeal. ``Fleshly
bondage.'' --Denham.
2. Animal; not?vegetable. --Dryden.
3. Human; not celestial; not spiritual or divine. ``Fleshly
wisdom.'' --2 Cor. i. 12.
Much ostentation vain of fleshly arm And fragile
arms. --Milton.
4. Carnal; wordly; lascivious.
Abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the
soul. --1 Pet. ii.
11.
\Flesh"ly\, adv.
In a fleshly manner; carnally; lasciviously. [Obs.]
--Chaucer.
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