Meaning

3 senses
  1. Of, or pertaining to, philosophy.

    philosophisch

    филосо́фскийfilosófskij

    філосо́фськийfilosófsʹkyj, філософі́чнийfilosofíčnyj

    of or relating to philosophy or philosophers

  2. Rational; analytic or critically minded; thoughtful.

  3. Detached, calm, stoic.

Examples

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  1. He's quite philosophical about his demotion.

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  2. I don't think Tom is the philosophical type.

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  3. Tom doesn't seem to be as philosophical as Mary.

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  4. I don't think that Tom is the philosophical type.

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  5. Tom doesn't seem to be as philosophical as Mary seems to be.

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Translations

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Origin

From philosophy + -ical, from Ancient Greek φιλοσοφία (philosophía, “love of knowledge, sc

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

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