bodily

Everyday

1. Bodily means to do with the body: bodily needs, bodily harm. tree →
2. Bodily (adverb) means by moving or lifting the whole body: "He was carried bodily out of the room." tree →
3. Bodily can also mean as a whole, all at once, with nothing left behind. tree →

In the lessons

In science and health lessons: bodily functions (breathing, digestion, going to the toilet), bodily fluids (blood, sweat, spit). In formal and legal texts: "grievous bodily harm" means serious injury. In stories, someone lifted bodily is picked up whole. Phrases: bodily functions, bodily fluids, bodily harm.

Examples

• Eating and sleeping are bodily needs. tree →
• Wear gloves when cleaning up bodily fluids. tree →
• Sweating is a normal bodily function. tree →
• The dad lifted the sleeping child bodily into the car. tree →
• The bouncer threw him out bodily. tree →
• The rules protect people from bodily harm. tree →
• Burping is a bodily noise, so say "excuse me". tree →
• The bear lifted the log bodily and moved it. tree →
• This he carried off bodily and drove away. tree →

Note

Body + ly (y changes to i). It is not "the opposite of headily"; it means of the body. Formal register in "bodily harm".