|filə|säfik, -fēk also -|zä- adjective
Etymology: Latin philosophicus, from Greek philosophikos, from philosophos philosopher + -ikos -ic
1.
a. : of or relating to philosophers or philosophy
the very philosophic dogma that God is everywhere — George Santayana
a considerable knowledge of philosophic terminology — Paul Woodring
b. : based on philosophy
a doctrine of philosophic anarchism — Benjamin Farrington
2. : imbued with or characterized by the attitude of a philosopher
that breadth of outlook which distinguishes the philosophic mind — Manchester Guardian Weekly
papers of a more philosophic temper — G.N.Shuster
specifically : meeting trouble with level-headed detachment : temperate
this philosophic , long term attitude towards life — B.K.Sandwell
3. of a hand : long and angular with bony fingers having developed joints and long nails usually held by palmists to indicate a studious and analytical nature and a love of mystery in all things
• phil·o·soph·i·cal·ly -fə̇k(ə)lē, -fēk-, -li adverb