metaphysical

• metaphysickal (obsolete)

From Middle English metaphisicalle, methafisical, from Medieval Latin metaphysicālis. By surface analysis, meta- +‎ physical.

• IPA^(key): /ˌmɛtəˈfɪzɪkəl/

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metaphysical (not comparable)

1. Of or pertaining to metaphysics.
2. Being an adherent of the philosophy of metaphysics.
3. Immaterial, supersensual, beyond the physical.
   • 1995, Julius Evola, “Regality”, in Guido Stucco, transl., Revolt against the Modern World‎^[1], Rochester, Vermont: Inner Traditions International, translation of Rivolta contro il mondo moderno, →ISBN, page 8:

     The roots of authority, on the contrary, always had a metaphysical character.

   • 2025 November 2 (last accessed), “Let’s Get Real! Magritte and the Nature of Reality”, in baptistcenter.com‎^[2], archived from the original on 1 May 2006, page 5:

     Magritte offers us ontological shock treatments to jar us out of our metaphysical slumbers, but proposes no satisfying alternative.

• transcendental