Cat′a‐phys″ic‐al, a. [Pref. cata + physical.] Unnatural; contrary to nature.
Some artists... have given to Sir Walter Scott a pile of forehead which is unpleassing and cataphysical.
De Quincey.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.