Emily Dickinson Lexicon

PHIL-O-SOPH'IC, or PHIL-O-SOPH'IC-AL, a.

1. Pertaining to philosophy; as, a philosophical experiment or problem.
2. Proceeding from philosophy; as, philosophic pride.
3. Suitable to philosophy; according to philosophy; philosophical reasoning or arguments.
4. Skilled in philosophy; as, a philosophical historian.
5. Given to philosophy; as, a philosophical mind.
6. Regulated by philosophy or the rules of reason; as, philosophic fare. – Dryden.
7. Calm; cool; temperate; rational; such as characterizes a philosopher.