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Definition of fleshly adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

fleshly

adjective

/ˈfleʃli/

/ˈfleʃli/

[only before noun] (literary)

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connected with physical and sexual desires
- fleshly temptations/pleasures
Word OriginOld English flǣsclic (see flesh, -ly).

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