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19 May 26
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...this annoying phrase is now getting on my nerves, as every pundit seems obsessed with mis-using the word. It is an adjective , not a noun. "I liked this physically". "Physically, this horse impressed me". Stop using this perfectly ordinary word wrongly.
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he passed the physical examination. noun.
football is a physical sport. adjective
football is a physical sport. adjective
In your last example, "physical" qualifies the noun, "examination". You can have many, many forms of examination but this one was a physical examination so the words "physical" is an adjective in that phrase. The word is used in exactly the same way in both of your examinations. Physical is not a noun.
physical can be a noun. When used as a noun, it refers to a medical examination of a person's body to check their general health or fitness (e.g., getting an annual physical)
agreed. But they are not using it in that sense. I accept my comment was ambiguous. I was referring to the way they use it. All the best.
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