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charnel

/ʃaʁ.nɛl/

adjective/ʃaʁ.nɛl/

carnal (relating to the physical and especially sexual appetites)

Related: charnellement

Inherited from Middle French charnel, from Old French charnel, inherited from Latin carnālis. Also analysable as a derivative of Old French charn (→ Modern French chair) + -el.