# hylical

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈhaɪlɪkəl/

## Definitions
1. Synonym of physical or material.

## Etymology
From hyle + -ical, originally translating Latin hylicus in notes on Irenaeus's Against Heretics after the manner of earlier psychical and pneumatical, from Ancient Greek ὑλικός (hulikós, “wooden, material”), from ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē, “wood, matter”) + -ικός (-ikós, “-ic, forming adjectives”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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