metaphysical (ˌmɛtəˈfɪzɪk ə l) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_umBaMCdwSAGUq-zornbmzZMaH7uXRrr2lESP2d9B47HlIG89yn4mWor18tz-0Z1AZrkhsHVwVdqI7j6aiLDJ9OVmnr8CPM6uX-gTpltp3jy2eFbSqHcu2i0rkgGnh_sem2Q48bOFp_TvSeqkkZ_osi=s0-d) |
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— adj |
1. | relating to or concerned with metaphysics |
2. | (of a statement or theory) having the form of an empiricalhypothesis, but in fact immune from empirical testing andtherefore (in the view of the logical positivists) literallymeaningless |
3. | (popularly) abstract, abstruse, or unduly theoretical |
4. | incorporeal; supernatural |
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