Wordnet 3.0
ADJECTIVE (3)
1.
pertaining to or of the nature of metaphysics;
- Example: "metaphysical philosophy"2.
without material form or substance;
- Example: "metaphysical forces"3.
highly abstract and overly theoretical;
- Example: "metaphysical reasoning"
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Metaphysical \Met`a*phys"ic*al\, a. [Cf. F. m['e]taphysique. See
Metaphysics.]
1. Of or pertaining to metaphysics.
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2. According to rules or principles of metaphysics; as,
metaphysical reasoning.
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3. Preternatural or supernatural. [Obs.]
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The golden round
Which fate and metaphysical aid doth seem
To have thee crowned withal. --Shak.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
metaphysical
adj 1: pertaining to or of the nature of metaphysics;
"metaphysical philosophy"
2: without material form or substance; "metaphysical forces"
3: highly abstract and overly theoretical; "metaphysical
reasoning"