adj.
Pronunciation: - ' fi-zi-k ə l
Function: adjective
Date: 15th century
1 : of or relating to metaphysics
2 a : of or relating to the transcendent or to a reality beyond what is perceptible to the senses b : SUPERNATURAL
3 : highly abstract or abstruse also : THEORETICAL
4 often capitalized : of or relating to poetry especially of the early 17th century that is highly intellectual and philosophical and marked by unconventional imagery
– meta · phys · i · cal · ly \ -k( ə -)l ē \ adverb