hylical

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Synonym of physical or material.

Pronunciation

/ˈhaɪlɪkəl/ /ˈhʌɪlɪkəl/

Word forms

hylical more hylical most hylical

Etymology

From hyle + -ical, originally translating Latin hylicus in notes on Irenaeus's Against Heretics after the manner of earlier psychical and pneumatical, from Ancient Greek ὑλικός (hulikós, “wooden, material”), from ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē, “wood, matter”) + -ικός (-ikós, “-ic, forming adjectives”).

Synonyms

physical or material
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