METAPHYSICAL


Meaning of METAPHYSICAL in English

[meta.phys.i.cal] adj (15c) 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 cap: of or relating to poetry esp. of the early 17th century that is highly intellectual and philosophical and marked by unconventional imagery -- meta.phys.i.cal.ly adv Metaphysical n (1898): a metaphysical poet of the 17th century

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