Main Entry:

meta·phys·i·cal

Pronunciation:

\-ˈfi-zi-kəl\

Function:

adjective

Date:

15th century

1: of or relating to metaphysics2 a: of or relating to the transcendent or to a reality beyond what is perceptible to the senses b: supernatural3: highly abstract or abstruse ; also : theoretical4often capitalized : of or relating to poetry especially of the early 17th century that is highly intellectual and philosophical and marked by unconventional imagery

— meta·phys·i·cal·ly \-k(ə-)lē\ adverb