philosophical

• philosophicall, phylosophicall (obsolete)
• phylosophical (nonstandard)

From philosophy +‎ -ical, from Ancient Greek φιλοσοφία (philosophía, “love of knowledge, scientific learning”). Displaced native Old English ūþwitlīċ.

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌfɪl.əˈsɒf.ɪ.kl̩/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌfɪl.əˈsɑ.fɪ.kl̩/

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• Hyphenation: phi‧lo‧soph‧i‧cal

philosophical (comparative more philosophical, superlative most philosophical)

1. Of, or pertaining to, philosophy.
   • 2019 November 11, Ashley Strickland, “What makes a planet potentially habitable”, in CNN‎^[1]:

     “For most of human history, the question of whether or not life exists elsewhere has belonged only within the philosophical realm,” said Howard Chen, study author and Ph.D candidate at Northwestern University.

2. 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.

3. Detached, calm, stoic.
   • 1911, Hector Hugh Munro, The Schartz-Metterklume Method:

     She bore the desertion with philosophical indifference.

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