philosophical
adjective
of or relating to philosophy.
philosophically
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a word derived from
philosophical.
Example Sentences
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The writer feels that "philosophically, the school is telling you there's no value. So as parents, you go, don't pick music. It's not core. We're being told it's not important and it is."
From BBC ● May 18, 2026
No one was more surprised than the king himself that a philosophically inclined monarch had become such an impressive military leader.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 27, 2026
Trade unions at the Louvre have denounced the policy as "shocking philosophically, socially and on a human level" and have called for strike action over the change, along with a raft of other complaints.
From Barron's ● Jan. 13, 2026
He’s already answered them — philosophically, the franchise doesn’t seem to be driven by saying new things as much as asking its leads to say them again with a little more nuance.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 16, 2025
“It’s not a bad life,” he would observe philosophically.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
