American English
/ˈbɑ.ɾə.li/
3 syllables · Stress the first syllable.
Related to a person's physical body, rather than to their thoughts or feelings.
Bodily is usually pronounced /ˈbɑ.ɾə.li/. You may also hear /ˈbɑ.ɾl̩.i/, with the L carrying the middle syllable.
Related to a person's physical body, rather than to their thoughts or feelings.
The accident caused serious bodily injury.
Exercise improves your bodily health.
Bodily is especially common in phrases such as bodily harm and bodily functions.
bodily injury · bodily harm · bodily functions · bodily fluids
bodily + noun
Using the whole body, or moving a person or thing as a whole.
The firefighters carried him bodily from the room.
She was lifted bodily into the boat.
This use is formal and usually describes moving a person or thing as a whole.
carry someone bodily · lift someone bodily
verb + someone/something + bodily