philosophically

1. 1.

   in a philosophic manner

   “she took it philosophically”
2. 2.

   with respect to philosophy

   “the movement is philosophically indebted to Rousseau”

Questions about philosophically

What does philosophically mean?

philosophically means "in a philosophic manner". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in philosophically?

philosophically has 6 syllables: phil-o-so-phi-cal-ly. The stress falls on "so". In IPA it is /ˌfɪləˈsɑfɪkəli/.

Is philosophically a common word?

philosophically is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.