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physical
adjective (BODY) /ˈfɪz.ɪ.kəl/Definition
B2 connected with the body: physical exercise/fitness/strength/disabilities I'm not a very physical sort of person (= I don't enjoy physical activities).The body › informal violent: The referee stepped in because the game had started to get a bit physical.Violent or aggressiveUnkind, cruel and unfeelingTreating people or animals badly › sexual: There was obviously a great physical attraction between them.Relating to sex and sexual desireRude and cheeky
(Definition of physical adjective (BODY) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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- aggressive adjective
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- all hell breaks loose idiom
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