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philosophically

adv

Etymology

From philosophical + -ly.

  1. derived from φιλοσοφία
  2. derived from philosophia
  3. derived from philosophie
  4. inherited from philosophie
  5. suffixed as philosophical — “philosophy + -ical”
  6. suffixed as philosophically — “philosophical + ly”

Definitions

  1. With regards to philosophy

    • In reality, while the utilitarian and ‘end-in-itself’ views may be philosophically distinct they are in fact intertwined in a complex and probably unravellable manner within the various personalities representing the competing views.
    • But he did not subscribe to the winning-is-the-only-thing school, either philosophically or managerially.
    • […] it privileges philosophically oriented theory, disregarding popular forms such as, in the present case, anonymous and collective modes of authorship typical of TV, cinema, advertising, street ballads, and compunovels.

  2. In a philosophical (calm and stoically accepting) manner.

    • "[…] Why should our ally want our secret plans?" "Why not, if he can get them?" demanded Max Carrados philosophically.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA