(1):
(a.) Philosophical; dealing with causes, reasons, and effects, rather than with details and circumstances; - said of literature.
(2):
(a.) Busy; specifically, busy in an objectionable way; officious; fussy and positive; meddlesome.
(3):
(a.) Of or pertaining to business or to affairs; of the nature of business; practical; material; businesslike in habit or manner.