Definition for FLESH'LY

FLESH'LY, a.

  1. Pertaining to the flesh; corporeal. – Denham.
  2. Carnal; worldly; lascivious. Abstain from fleshly lusts. – 1 Pet. ii.
  3. Animal; not vegetable. Dryden.
  4. Human; not celestial; not spiritual or divine. Vain of fleshly arm. Milton. Fleshly wisdom. 2 Cor. i.

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