bodily

Universal Words adjective, adverb adjective [onlybeforenoun] connected with the human body: bodily functions / changes / needs * bodily fluids * bodily harm (= physical injury) adverb 1 by moving the whole of sb's body; by force: The force of the blast hurled us bodily to the ground. * He lifted her bodily into the air. 2 in one piece; completely: The monument was moved bodily to a new site.