meta·thet·i·cal \|med.ə|thed.ə̇kəl\adjective alsometa·thet·ic\-|thed.ik\ Etymology: Late Greek metathetikos able to change, from Greek metathetos changed, changeable + -ikos -ic, -ical : of or relating to metathesis • meta·thet·i·cal·ly\-ə̇k(ə)lē\adverb