metaphysical (ˌmɛtəˈfɪzɪk ə l) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_sbG71XlCF_xAOjXhYPsYW0s9oxJIbTpO2zyZWlQ6-yUdgfirnTyg8WHa-gOqpjPyc4jaOqfF6W7Q8LKNwv0j5Loo5VjOoK_KFM4k_QBdR5kUUpWxzBAJOng9zEVO1u7ZUqhEz4kbvrddlXnGv-9SCn=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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