physically
Academic Word List, sublist 3.
About 14.05 uses per million words.
Meaning
- adverb In a physical manner.
- adverb According to the laws of physics.
- adverb Using physical force.
- adverb Directly, rather than automatically or similar.
After the software updated, I had to go in and physically change all the settings back to the way I wanted them.
- adverb According to the rules of medicine.
Similar words
corporeal bodily concretely materially personally fitness natural substantively able-bodied psychical
Often followed by
and handicapped or fit present active impossible disabled possible
Word family
physical
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