philosophical
adjective
of or relating to philosophy.
philosophic
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a variation of
philosophical.
Example Sentences
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The philosophic movements that emerged soon after Diogenes’ time, Stoicism and Epicureanism, aimed to help adherents overcome the fear of death.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 17, 2025
“In self-help culture, ‘growth’ is very romanticized where you do breathwork and meditate, and then you mature into this philosophic version of yourself.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 26, 2025
If we're lucky the results will be as easy on the eye as this show always has been, but eventually the philosophic hollowness becomes impossible to overlook.
From Salon ● Jul. 28, 2023
Francesco Risso, waxing philosophic at the end of his Marni show, echoed the same idea.
From New York Times ● Feb. 23, 2020
Her brown eyes, brooding deep in her skull, looked out on an ugly world with philosophic sorrow.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
