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physically

physically

552 2.1
Relating to the body rather than the mind or feelings
  • adverb
  • /ˈfɪzɪkli/
translation icon : físicamente
  • Further analyses included only participants who reported being physically active at the time of the study.
  • physically active
  • physically fit
  • physically attractive

But which of them describes what physically actually happens?

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Examples

  • You're asking a group of people to be your physically closest professional community for years, if not decades.

    Academic text (2017)
  • Yeah, they look sharp and fit physically compared to last season.

  • This is if your audience is either physically together, right?

  • And so the need to be physically active changed.

  • Put both your hands on your heart and physically breathe deep into your heart.

  • Thus, numerous organizations recommend that children be physically active for at least 50% of PE.

    Academic text (2013)
  • I didn't think it was gonna be so physically demanding.

  • Your voice reaches beyond what I can physically hear, and it permeates my soul.

    Academic text (2012)
  • Next, they began making movements while repeating the rhyme, physically defining the phrase.

    Academic text (2013)
  • It's important to stay physically fit to maintain overall health.

Synonyms

bodily
vsphysically
3 3.7

In a physical way, not in a spiritual way

is about body or material things more generally, not only the body
corporally
vsphysically
  • Formal
1 7.2

In a way that you can feel with your body

is used generally for matters of body or material, not mind or feeling
somatically
vsphysically
  • Specialized
1 7.7

Happens in the body and its parts, not in sex cells

is more general, covering body and material matters beyond medical usage
corporeally
vsphysically
  • Formal
8.1

In a physical way, not as a spirit or idea

is broader, covering body and material things beyond spirit
bodywise
vsphysically
  • Informal
7.8

In a way that relates to the body rather than the mind

is broader, applying to the body or to material things beyond health

Antonyms

395 3.2

Happens in the mind rather than in the body

369 2.7

In a way that shows strong feelings

Compounds

A person who has a physical condition that limits movement or daily activities

How Physical

physically
552 2.1
materially
19 5.5
emotionally
369 2.7
mentally
395 3.2

Surface Forms

physically positive

Morphology

physically = physical (transparent) = physical + ly

The adverb is the regular adverbial formation from the adjective 'physical' with '-ly', keeping the base meaning of bodily/material qualities.

Etymology

Physically comes from the Greek root physis meaning 'nature' or 'body', the same root as physics and physique. So when something happens physically, it happens with the body or in the real, material world rather than in the mind.