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Synonyms
met·a·phys·i·cal (mĕt́ə-fĭźĭ-kəl)

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

adjective 

  1. Of or relating to metaphysics.
  2. Based on speculative or abstract reasoning.
  3. Highly abstract or theoretical; abstruse.
    1. Immaterial; incorporeal. See synonyms at immaterial
    2. Supernatural.
  5. 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.

derivatives

met́a·phyśi·cal·ly
adverb