corporal

adjective

Definition of corporalnext
as in physical
of or relating to the human body started to suffer the corporal ailments that come with advancing age

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Recent Examples of corporal Randle was detained on suspicion of corporal injury to a spouse or cohabitant on March 1. — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 8 June 2026 The indictment dismissed Friday followed one in 2023, which charged her with a felony count of corporal injury and three felony counts of poisoning. — City News Service, Oc Register, 29 May 2026 In 1980, Russ applied to the security team and has held positions there ever since, including roles as a corporal, lieutenant, chief, and captain, according to a press release provided by the park. — CBS News, 10 May 2026 The man was later booked on suspicion of crimes that included corporal injury to a spouse or cohabitant, robbery, resisting arrest, and drug possession after he was found with methamphetamine. — Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 4 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for corporal
Recent Examples of Synonyms for corporal
  1. physical
  2. bodily
Adjective
  • If physical gestures serve our relatives just fine, why did our own branch of the family tree gradually favor biological changes in our brains and anatomy that permitted our characteristic complexities in language and precision in speech?
    — Mike McRae September 02, New Atlas, 3 Sep. 2026
  • His best explanations for this are pressure from shareholders to prioritize immediate returns over long-term investments, and years of obsession with digital that came at the expense of physical retail.
    — Hilary Milnes, Vogue, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of physical
Adjective
  • Defense attorneys in both cases argued that the defendants’ intent was in question, raising in argument the possibility that their clients were not trying to cause serious bodily injury or death.
    — Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Both Walter and Lefever have pleaded not guilty to three counts of chronic neglect of a child causing great bodily harm and two counts of chronic neglect of a child causing emotional damage, his online records show.
    — Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of bodily

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“Corporal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/corporal. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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