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physically

/ˈfɪz.ɪ.kli/

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What does physically mean?

adverb

  1. In a physical manner.
  2. According to the laws of physics.
  3. Using physical force.
More meanings (2)

adverb

  1. (informal) Directly, rather than automatically or similar.
  2. (obsolete) According to the rules of medicine.

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IPA pronunciation

/ˈfɪz.ɪ.kli/

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The garments were simple in the extreme, and absolutely comfortable, physically, though of course we all felt like supes in the theater.
Charlotte Perkins GilmanHerlandProject Gutenberg ebook #32
It would be some comfort even if Flambeau came back from his fishing, for Flambeau, physically speaking, was worth four other men.
G. K. (Gilbert Keith) ChestertonThe innocence of Father BrownProject Gutenberg ebook #204
More book examples (3)
“That’s the man—has been a fine fellow, physically, I should think. Been in a bit of a mess lately. You know him?”
D. H. (David Herbert) LawrenceSons and LoversProject Gutenberg ebook #217
On the contrary, the most urgent problem to-day is how to limit and discourage the over-fertility of the mentally and physically defective.
Margaret SangerThe Pivot of CivilizationProject Gutenberg ebook #1689
Till you have a thoroughly bad stomach, you will not know the really great evil of it, morally, physically, and every way.
Charles DarwinMore Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 1 A Record of His Work in a Series of Hitherto Unpublished LettersProject Gutenberg ebook #2739