fleshly

adjective

/ˈfleʃ.li/ literary

Definition

› relating to the physical body, not the mind or the soul: He is someone who finds it difficult to curb his fleshly (= sexual) desires.Relating to sex and sexual desireRude and cheeky

(Definition of fleshly adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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