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Thesaurus: fleshly

Of or pertaining to the flesh; corporeal.

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  1. a. Of or pertaining to the flesh; corporeal.
  2. a. Animal; not/vegetable.
  3. a. Human; not celestial; not spiritual or divine.
  4. a. Carnal; wordly; lascivious.
  5. adv. In a fleshly manner; carnally; lasciviously.
  6. adj. marked by the appetites and passions of the body
  7. 1. Of or pertaining to the flesh; corporeal. "Fleshly bondage." Denham. 2. Animal; not 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. In a fleshly manner; carnally; lasciviously. [Obs.] Chaucer.
  8. In a fleshly manner; carnally; lasciviously. [Obs.] Chaucer.
  9. r:100 s marked by the appetites and passions of the body