Definition of "fleshly" in English

adjective

1. Of or relating to the body.

2. Of, relating to or resembling flesh; composed of flesh; having a lot of flesh.

   • 1793, uncredited translator, The Natural History of Birds by Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon, London: A. Strahan, T. Cadell and J. Murray, Volume 2, pp. 52-53, In almost all birds, except the carnivorous kinds, the male seems to have more power of development, which appears in their greater height, the strength of their muscles, and in certain excrescences, as fleshly membranes, spurs, &c. […]

3. Of or relating to pleasurable (often sexual) sensations.

4. Of or relating to non-spiritual or non-religious matters.

adverb

1. (archaic) In a sensual way; in a sexual way; carnally.