cataphysical

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cataphysical - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Cataphysical \Cat`a*phys"ic*al\, a. [Pref. cata + physical.]
     Unnatural; contrary to nature. [R.]
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           Some artists . . . have given to Sir Walter Scott a
           pile of forehead which is unpleassing and cataphysical.
                                                    --De Quincey.
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