metaphysical
AdjectiveUS[met-uh-fiz-ih-kuhl]/ˌmɛtəˈfɪzɪkəl/5 syllables
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Adjective (3)
- pertaining to or of the nature of metaphysics“metaphysical philosophy”Relating to metaphysics
- transcending physical matter or the laws of nature“metaphysical forces”Opposite naturalSimilar supernatural
- highly abstract and overly theoretical“metaphysical reasoning”Opposite empiricSimilar theoretical, theoretic
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Met′a·phys′ic·al adjective
Origin: Cf. F. métaphysique. See Metaphysics.
1. Of or pertaining to metaphysics.
2. According to rules or principles of metaphysics; as, metaphysical reasoning.
3. Preternatural or supernatural. obsolete
The golden round Which fate and metaphysical aid doth seem To have thee crowned withal.— William Shakespeare
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54