(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.