physically

adverb

phys·​i·​cal·​ly ˈfi-zi-k(ə-)lē 

1

: in a physical manner : in accord with physical laws

It seemed that such long distance flights would be physically impossible without a highly energy-efficient form of soaring.

—Henri Weimerskirch

2

: in respect to the body

a physically demanding job

Just two weeks before his death, Belushi was physically ejected from an L.A. convenience store at 2 a.m. when he insisted on buying liquor after hours.

—Peter Carlson

I loved it; but I was physically exhausted when I walked out of that studio on Sunday nights …

—Brent Musberger

Examples of physically in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Fee is physically abused, but Big Eric treats him differently from the other children, grooming him not as a victim but as a fellow-predator. — Garth Greenwell, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2026

In the clip, Too $hort expressed empathy for Cassie Ventura, who Combs physically assaulted during a 2016 incident captured on video in a Miami hotel. — Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 5 Oct. 2026

Under their moral code, anything that didn’t physically interfere with the equipment or use information that was supposed to be hidden was fair game. — Kit Chellel, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2026

The film is also about absent parents, both physically and emotionally. — Roberto Prieto, Variety, 5 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1528, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing physically

• hyper-physically
• physically distance
• physically ill