Meaning & Definition of Corporal in English
English⟶
Corporal
/kɔrpərəl/
noun
1. A noncommissioned officer in the army or air force or marines
synonym:
- corporal
adjective
1. Affecting or characteristic of the body as opposed to the mind or spirit
- "Bodily needs"
- "A corporal defect"
- "Corporeal suffering"
- "A somatic symptom or somatic illness"
synonym:
- bodily,
- corporal,
- corporeal,
- somatic
2. Possessing or existing in bodily form
- "What seemed corporal melted as breath into the wind"- shakespeare
- "An incarnate spirit"
- "`corporate' is an archaic term"
synonym:
- bodied,
- corporal,
- corporate,
- embodied,
- incarnate
Examples of using
The trend of public opinion is against corporal punishment.