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metaphysically

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met·a·phys·i·cal  (mt-fz-kl)
adj.
1. Of or relating to metaphysics.
2. Based on speculative or abstract reasoning.
3. Highly abstract or theoretical; abstruse.
4.
a. Immaterial; incorporeal. See Synonyms at immaterial.
b. Supernatural.
5. often Metaphysical Of or relating to the poetry of a group of 17th-century English poets whose verse is characterized by an intellectually challenging style and extended metaphors comparing very dissimilar things.

[Middle English metaphisicalle, from Medieval Latin metaphysiclis, from metaphysica, metaphysics; see metaphysics.]

meta·physi·cal·ly adv.
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Adv.1.metaphysically - in a metaphysical manner; "he thinks metaphysically"
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metaphysically [ˌmɛtəˈfɪzɪklɪ] advmetafisicamente
metaphysically [ˌmɛtəˈfɪzɪklɪ] advmetafisicamente


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You must go through life seeking that flaw and remaining metaphysically silent until you have found it.
The dualism of mind and matter, if we have been right so far, cannot be allowed as metaphysically valid.
 
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