philosophical
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[edit] English
[edit] Alternative forms
- philosophicall (obsolete)
- phylosophical (nonstandard)
- phylosophicall (obsolete)
[edit] Etymology
From philosophy + -ical, from Ancient Greek φιλοσοφία (philosophia, “love of knowledge, scientific learning”)
[edit] Adjective
philosophical (comparative more philosophical, superlative most philosophical)
- Of, or pertaining to, philosophy.
- Rational; analytic or critically-minded; thoughtful.
- 1846, Edgar Allan Poe, "The Sphinx" in Arthur's Ladies Magazine,
- His richly philosophical intellect was not at any time affected by unrealities.
- 1846, Edgar Allan Poe, "The Sphinx" in Arthur's Ladies Magazine,
- Detached, calm, stoic.
- 1911, Hector Hugh Munro, "The Schartz-Metterklume Method,"
- She bore the desertion with philosophical indifference.
- 1911, Hector Hugh Munro, "The Schartz-Metterklume Method,"
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[edit] Translations
of or pertaining to philosophy
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rational, analytic
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detached, calm, stoic
[edit] External links
Philosophical on Wikipedia.Wikipedia