adj, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   simple past and past participle of body form-of, participle, past

Adjective

1. 1
   Having a specified form of body. in-compounds
2. 2
   Having a bodily form; corporeal or incarnate.

Adjective

1. 1
   having a body or a body of a specified kind; often used in combination wordnet
2. 2
   possessing or existing in bodily form wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

corporalcorporateembodiedembodiedincarnateincarnate

Antonyms

All antonyms

unbodied

Example

More examples

"The earliest form of ownership is an ownership of the women by the able bodied men of the community."

Etymology

From body + -ed.

Related phrases

able-bodiedclose-bodiedfull-bodiedmany-bodiedscarlet-bodied wasp mothslender-bodiedwide-bodied

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