| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|sfirik, -fer-, -rēk adjective
also strato·spher·i·cal -rə̇kəl, -rēk-
Etymology: stratosphere + -ic, -ical
1. : of, relating to, or designed for use in the stratosphere
2. : extremely high
rearmament at stratospheric costs — Drew Middleton
a severe critic whose standards are somewhat stratospheric — Rosalyn Krokover
3. : remote from common sense or exact scientific thinking : mystical 3a, metaphysical 2a
a solid point of reference by which to check … stratospheric philosophies of and about history — Garrett Mattingly