PHILOSOPHICAL


Meaning of PHILOSOPHICAL in English

adj.

1 of philosophy

VERBS

▪ be

▪ become , get , wax

The debate was getting too ~ for me.

I could wax ~ on all the injustices of life.

ADVERB

▪ purely

a purely ~ argument

▪ deeply

Roth's story is deeply ~.

▪ rather

2 calm and accepting

VERBS

▪ be

Try to be ~ about it.

▪ remain

ADVERB

▪ very

▪ quite

PREPOSITION

▪ about

Dad's being quite ~ about the whole thing.

Philosophical is used with these nouns: ↑ argument , ↑ belief , ↑ bent , ↑ debate , ↑ discussion , ↑ enquiry , ↑ foundation , ↑ idea , ↑ implication , ↑ justification , ↑ outlook , ↑ point of view , ↑ position , ↑ question , ↑ reflection , ↑ speculation , ↑ thought , ↑ topic , ↑ tradition , ↑ treatment , ↑ truth , ↑ view , ↑ writing

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