Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary - philosophical

1. Philosophical means concerned with or relating to philosophy. He was not accustomed to political or philosophical discussions. ADJ • philosophically Wiggins says he’s not a coward, but that he’s philosophically opposed to war. ADV: ADV with v, ADV adj, ADV with cl 2. Someone who is philosophical does not get upset when disappointing or disturbing things happen. Lewis has grown philosophical about life. ADJ c darkgreen]approval • philosophically She says philosophically: ‘It could have been far worse.’ ADV: ADV after v