unphysicallyadv.
/(ˌ)ʌnˈfɪzᵻkli/, U.S. /ˌənˈfɪzək(ə)li/ In an unphysical manner. Also spec.: in a manner contrary to the laws of physics.
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uncleanlyc1438
unwholesomelyc1455
pestilentially1643
unhealthily1644
deleteriously1657
unhealthfully1677
unphysically1751
unhygienically1861
1751 J. Kirkpatrick Some Refl. on Putrefaction Dead Bodies 14 We should not too unphysically conclude, that the same Temperature of Air, which affects us with the Sensation of Cold, may not constitute the proper..Degree of Warmth, necessary to the Exertion and Nutrition of other Productions.
1782 E. Blower George Bateman I. 230 I cannot believe you would act so unphysically as to walk out clad so loosely.
1847 Amer. Jrnl. Homeopathy 5 June 27/2 The principle which binds the component parts of the human body together in life.., which enables them to stand related to each other, unphysically and unchemically, so entirely contrary to their original nature.
1996 Financial Post (Canada) (Nexis) 14 Sept. (FP Review section) 28 As a young man, he loved, innocently and unphysically, Paul Ehrenberg.
2006 New Scientist 20 May 37/1 It requires huge masses rotating unphysically fast.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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