carnal
adjective/ˈkɑːnl/
/ˈkɑːrnl/
[usually before noun] (formal or law)- connected with the body or with sex
- carnal desires/appetites
Oxford Collocations DictionaryCarnal is used with these nouns:- desire
- lust
Word Originlate Middle English: from Christian Latin carnalis, from caro, carn- ‘flesh’.Definitions on the go
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