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physical(adjective)/ˈfɪzɪkl/ /ˈfɪzɪkl/- connected with a person’s body rather than their mind
- physical activity/fitness
- All subjects undergo a physical examination.
- physical appearance
- physical disabilities/injuries
- The ordeal has affected both her mental and physical health.
- He tends to avoid all physical contact.
- The centre offers activities for everyone, whatever your age or physical condition.
Extra Examples- the threat of physical violence
- The problem is purely physical, not mental.
- The shock of the darkness was almost physical.
- connected with things that actually exist or are present and can be seen, felt, etc. rather than things that only exist in a person’s mind
- the physical world
- the quality of the physical environment
- the physical properties (= the colour, weight, shape, etc.) of copper
- She was intimidated by his physical presence.
- Is there any physical evidence to suggest that a crime has been committed?
- according to the laws of nature
- It is a physical impossibility to be in two places at once.
- There does not seem to be any physical explanation for what they saw.
- connected with the scientific study of forces such as heat, light, sound, etc. and how they affect objects
- physical laws
- physical science/chemistry
- involving a lot of physical contact or activity
- Rugby is a very physical sport.
- It was a very physical match.
- involving sex
- physical love
- They are having a physical relationship.
- Their relationship was purely physical.
- There was a physical attraction between us.
- liking to touch other people a lot
- violent (used to avoid saying this in a direct way)
- Are you going to cooperate or do we have to get physical?
Word Origin- late Middle English (in the sense ‘relating to medicine’): from medieval Latin physicalis, from Latin physica ‘things relating to nature’, from Greek phusikē (epistēmē) ‘(knowledge) of nature’. Sense 2 dates from the late 16th cent. and sense 1 from the late 18th cent.
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