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# bodied

adjective (bodied), used in compounds

«bodied» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Having a certain kind of body, used after another word: able-bodied, full-bodied, big-bodied. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bodied/#m1)
2. (rare, verb past) From «body forth», to give a shape to an idea (old, literary). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bodied/#m2)

### In the lessons

Almost always in compound words: an able-bodied person (fit and healthy), a full-bodied flavour (strong and rich), a slim-bodied insect. In slang, «got bodied» means badly beaten in a game or argument.

### Examples

- Every able-bodied man helped to fight the fire. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bodied/#x1)
- The coffee has a full-bodied taste. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bodied/#x2)
- A long-bodied dog like a dachshund. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bodied/#x3)
- The beetle is round-bodied and shiny. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bodied/#x4)
- (slang) We got bodied in the final, 5–0. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bodied/#x5)

### Note

Rarely used alone; usually with a hyphen: able-bodied, full-bodied. Use «disabled» and «non-disabled» respectfully; «able-bodied» is common but some people prefer «non-disabled».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «bodied» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bodied/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«bodied» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/bodied.html) on Mova free.