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corporeal

adjective

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Pronunciation: /kɔːɹˈpɔːɹiəl/ / /kɔːˈpɔːɹiəl/

adj

Etymology: From Middle English corporealle, equivalent to Latin corporeus + -al, from corpus (“body”); compare corporal.

  1. Material; tangible; physical.

    His omnipotence That to corporeal substance could add Speed almost spiritual.

    She is always diagnosing me. My corporeal health is of almost as much interest to her as my spiritual health: she is especially proprietary about my bowels.

  2. Pertaining to the body; bodily; corporal.