1
: related to or involving the body or physical form
I don't think I am physically able to climb all the way to the top.
The doctor could find nothing physically wrong with him.
Her sister is physically disabled.
The buildings were designed to resemble one another physically.
a physically attractive person
2
—used to say what can truly happen or be done by physical effort
It is physically impossible for me to get everything done and still go to sleep on time.
She did everything physically possible to make us happy.
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“Physically.” Merriam-Webster.com Simple Definition, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/simple/physically. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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