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superphysical

American  
[soo-per-fiz-i-kuhl] / ˌsu pərˈfɪz ɪ kəl /

adjective

  1. above or beyond what is physical; hyperphysical.


superphysical British  
/ ˌsuːpəˈfɪzɪkəl /

adjective

  1. not explained by the known physical laws and phenomena; supernatural

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of superphysical

First recorded in 1595–1605; super- + physical

Example Sentences

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One explanation is the severe physical shortage in oil markets.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

Any complaints the patients had afterward, they argued, likely resulted from other conditions or from psychiatric disorders, which can indeed cause severe physical symptoms.

From Slate • Dec. 19, 2025

In 2017, Times photographer Francine Orr and I profiled Ruffin and his work with the Hollywood 14, a gravely disabled group of homeless people with severe physical and mental illness.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 14, 2025

But in pregnancies, it can cause infants to be born with severe physical and mental impairments and can also cause miscarriages and stillbirths.

From New York Times • May 21, 2024

The patients included those who suffered with epilepsy, mental illness, blindness, deafness, mental disabilities, and severe physical deformities.

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti

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