Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Carnal

Carnal , adjective

[Latin carnalis, from caro, carnis, flesh; akin to Greek {not transcribed}, Sanskrit kravya; compare French charnel, Of. also carnel. Compare Charnel.]

1.
Of or pertaining to the body or its appetites; animal; fleshly; sensual; given to sensual indulgence; lustful; human or worldly as opposed to spiritual.
For ye are yet carnal. — 1 Cor. iii. 3
Not sunk in carnal pleasure. — Milton
Carnal desires after miracles. — Trench
2.
Flesh-devouring; cruel; ravenous; bloody. [Obsolete]
This carnal cur Preys on the issue of his mother's body. — Shakespeare
Collocations (1)
Carnal knowledge , sexual intercourse; -- used especially of an unlawful act on the part of the man.