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fleshly¹

Where it comes from

From Middle English fleschly, from Old English flǣsċlīċ; equivalent to flesh + -ly.

adjective fleshlier · fleshliest

  1. Of or relating to the body. […] in the body of this fleshly land, This kingdom, this confine of blood and breath, Hostility and civil tumult reigns Between my conscience and my cousin’s death.

    Similar: bodily, corporeal

  2. Of, relating to or resembling flesh; composed of flesh; having a lot of flesh. […] lay on load enough vpon e’m, and spare e’m not, for the’re good plump fleshly Asses, and may well enough beare it:

    Similar: fleshy

  3. Of or relating to pleasurable (often sexual) sensations. […] abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul.

    Similar: carnal, lascivious, sensual

  4. Of or relating to non-spiritual or non-religious matters. […] in simplicity and godly sincerity, not with fleshly wisdom, but by the grace of God, we have had our conversation in the world […]

    Similar: secular, worldly · Opposite: heavenly, spiritual

fleshly²

Where it comes from

From Middle English fleschly, from Old English flǣsċlīċe; equivalent to flesh + -ly.

adverb more fleshly · most fleshly

  1. archaic In a sensual way; in a sexual way; carnally. Syr said Launcelot ye saye that that good knyȝt is my sone That ouȝtest thow to knowe and no man better said the good man / For thow knewest the doughter of kyng Pelles flesshely / and on her thow begattest Galahad / And that was he that at the feest of Pentecost satte in the sege peryllous

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adj of pleasurable sensations

Italianosensuale, carnale, lascivo
Românălasciv, trupesc

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@misc{fleshly_2026,
  title = {fleshly},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fleshly},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}