disbodied

adjective

dis·​bod·​ied

də|sˈbädēd,

(ˈ)di|s¦bä-,

|ˈspä-,

|¦spä-

: disembodied

while we rode we were disbodied, unconscious of flesh or feeling

—T. E. Lawrence

Word History

Etymology

from past participle of obsolete disbody to disembody, from dis- entry 1 + body (noun)

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