metaphysical vs mysterious

metaphysical

adj
  • Immaterial, supersensual, not physical (more properly, "beyond" that which is physical). 

  • Being an adherent of the philosophy of metaphysics. 

  • Of or pertaining to metaphysics. 

mysterious

adj
  • Deliberately evasive or enigmatic. 

  • Difficult to understand. 

  • Having unknown qualities. 

  • Of unknown origin. 

How often have the words metaphysical and mysterious occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )