physical
//ˈfɪz.ɪ.kəl//
formalForms
- Comparative
- more physical
- Superlative
- most physical
- Plural
- physicals
Definitions
1.Of matter and nature.
- It's not so much a physical place as a state of mind.
- The substance has a number of interesting physical properties.
- Labour, then, in the physical world, is […] employed in putting objects in motion.
2.Of the human body.
- Are you feeling any physical effects?
- Hardy is perfect. He’s physical and monosyllabic.
- Insults can hurt a lot more than physical injuries.
3.Of a piece of media, existing as a tangible object instead of being digital.
- There is just something so amazing about reading a physical book as compared to an e-book.
1.A physical examination.
- How long has it been since your last physical?
2.A physical manifestation of psychic origin, as through ectoplasmic solidification.
- "I don't mind readings and clairvoyance, but the physicals do try you."
Frequency
Overall
Common· #888
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Common
- Academic
- Common
- Literature
- Rare
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Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin physicālis
From Latin physica (“study of nature”)
From Ancient Greek φυσική (phusikḗ), feminine singular of φυσικός (phusikós, “natural; physical”)
From φύσις (phúsis, “origin, birth; nature, quality; form, shape; type, kind”)