corporeal

/kor-POR-ee-ul/adjective

relating to the physical body; tangible rather than spiritual

Ghost stories work by denying the corporeal world its usual rules.
Synonyms
bodily, physical, material
Antonyms
spiritual, incorporeal
Root
corp- (body)
Memory hook
corp (body): of the body you can touch.

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