philosophically

ˌfɪləˈsɒfɪkli

Definition

Definition of philosophically - Reverso English Dictionary

Adverb

calmlywith a calm attitude in the face of difficulties

He accepted the news philosophically, without complaint..

calmly

serenely

tranquilly

detachedwith a detached or objective perspective

Philosophically, she remained calm during the debate.

objectively

philosophy

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in a manner related to philosophy

TECH.

She approached the problem philosophically, considering all possible outcomes.

abstractly

speculatively

theoretically

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Origin of philosophically

Greek, philos (loving) + sophia (wisdom)

Examples of philosophically in a sentence

He took the delay philosophically, knowing it was out of his control.
Philosophically, he accepted the unexpected changes in his life.
She approached the problem philosophically, considering all possible outcomes.
He philosophically debated the meaning of life with his friends.
The teacher philosophically explained the concept to the students.

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French:philosophiquement, de manière philosophique, ...
German:philosophisch, ...
Italian:filosoficamente, in modo filosofico, ...
Spanish:filosóficamente, de manera filosófica, ...
Portuguese:filosoficamente, de forma filosófica, ...
Chinese:冷静地, 超然地, ...
Japanese:冷静に, 哲学的に, ...
Arabic:بِتَقَبُّل, بِمَوْضُوعِيَّة, ...
Hebrew:בְּצוּרָה פִילוֹסוֹפִית, מִבְּחִינָה פִילוֹסוֹפִית, ...
Russian:спокойно, философски, ...
Ukrainian:спокійно, з філософської точки зору, ...
Hindi:धैर्यपूर्वक, तटस्थ भाव से, ...
Bengali:শান্তভাবে, দার্শনিকভাবে, ...
Catalan:filosòficament, objectivament, ...
Czech:filozoficky, odtažitě, ...
Danish:roligt, filosofisk set, ...
Dutch:kalm, filosofisch, ...
Greek:φιλοσοφημένα, αποστασιοποιημένα, ...
Hungarian:nyugodtan, filozofikusan, ...
Khmer:ដោយចិត្តស្ងប់, ដោយទស្សនៈមិនលម្អៀង, ...
Korean:침착하게, 철학적으로, ...
Persian:با خونسردی, خونسردانه, ...
Polish:spokojnie, filozoficznie, ...
Portuguese (BR):filosoficamente, de forma filosófica, ...
Romanian:calm, filozofic, ...
Swedish:filosofiskt, filosofiskt sett, ...
Thai:อย่างใจเย็น, อย่างเป็นกลาง, ...
Turkish:soğukkanlılıkla, felsefi olarak, ...
Vietnamese:bình thản, một cách khách quan, ...

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