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carnal.

Relating to the physical and especially sexual appetites or activities.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈkɑɹnəl/General-American
  1. Relating to the physical and especially sexual appetites or activities.

  2. Worldly or earthly; temporal.

  3. Of or relating to the body or flesh.

Where this word comes from

From Middle English carnal, from Old French charnel, from Late Latin carnālis (“fleshy”), from oblique stem of Latin carō, carnis (“meat, flesh”) + -ālis (whence -al).

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