Fleshly

Origin

From flesh + -ly.

Full definition of fleshly

Adjective

1. corporeal or bodily
• DenhamFleshly bondage.
2. sensual; carnal; lascivious
• Bible, 1 Peter ii. 11Abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul.
3. worldly
• Bible, 2 Corinthians i. 12Fleshly wisdom.
4. (obsolete) animal; not vegetable

Adverb

1. (obsolete) Carnally; sexually.
• 1485, Thomas Malory, Le Morte Darthur, Book XV:thou knew the doughter of Kyng Pelles fleyshly, and on her thou begatist Sir Galahad ....