: having a body of a specified kind
—used in combination
full-bodied
glass-bodied
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The environment in which humanoids will operate is already built with able-bodied humans in mind.
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Stephen Witt,
New Yorker,
29 June 2026
Michael Di Poppo was deemed able-bodied by New York City, despite being a double-leg amputee.
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Tim McNicholas,
CBS News,
26 June 2026
In 2013, a team of anthropologists led by Lee Berger unearthed the remains of more than 20 small-bodied hominins (ancient relatives of humans), all 335,000 to 236,000 years old, from the Rising Star Cave System in South Africa.
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ArsTechnica,
25 June 2026
Later in the first round, Swedes William Håkansson (LHD) and Mans Gudmundsson (RHD) would become a factor as well, as big-bodied defenders with strong compete grades from Pronman.
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Max Bultman,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
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Stephen Witt,
New Yorker,
29 June 2026
Michael Di Poppo was deemed able-bodied by New York City, despite being a double-leg amputee.
—
Tim McNicholas,
CBS News,
26 June 2026
In 2013, a team of anthropologists led by Lee Berger unearthed the remains of more than 20 small-bodied hominins (ancient relatives of humans), all 335,000 to 236,000 years old, from the Rising Star Cave System in South Africa.
—
ArsTechnica,
25 June 2026
Later in the first round, Swedes William Håkansson (LHD) and Mans Gudmundsson (RHD) would become a factor as well, as big-bodied defenders with strong compete grades from Pronman.
—
Max Bultman,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
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“Bodied.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bodied. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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bodied
adjective
bod·ied
ˈbäd-ēd 
: having a body of a certain kind
—used in combination
long-bodied
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