fleshly

Adjective

WordNet 3.0

marked by the appetites and passions of the body“animal instincts”“carnal knowledge”“fleshly desire”“a sensual delight in eating”“music is the only sensual pleasure without vice”Synonyms: animal(a)carnal sensual

Fleshly \Flesh"ly\, adv. In a fleshly manner; carnally; lasciviously. [Obs.] --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]

Fleshly \Flesh"ly\ (fl[e^]sh"l[y^]), a. [AS. fl[=ae]scl[imac]c.]

1.Of or pertaining to the flesh; corporeal. "Fleshly bondage." --Denham. [1913 Webster]

2.Animal; not vegetable. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]

3.Human; not celestial; not spiritual or divine. "Fleshly wisdom." --2 Cor. i. 12. [1913 Webster]

Much ostentation vain of fleshly arm And fragile arms.— Milton.[1913 Webster]

4.Carnal; wordly; lascivious. [1913 Webster]

Abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul.— 1 Pet. ii. 11.[1913 Webster]