scientificaladj.

1588 J. Harvey Discoursiue Probl. conc. Prophesies 30 But in the meanewhile they presume that this point of philosophy is Scientificall: and doth it indeed Sub scientiam cadere, as they presuppose?

1628 T. Spencer Art of Logick 282 Our next labour must be, to set out these scientificall Syllogismes by other properties.

1658 R. Baxter Of Saving Faith viii. 62 But multitudes..discern not this evidence so clearly, as may make it scientifical to them.

1732 G. Berkeley Alciphron II. vi. xxxi. 114 Who ever supposed that scientifical Proofs were necessary to make a Christian?

1773 E. Bentham Introd. Logick i. vi. 24 When we talk of infallible Knowledge, and infallible Certainty, we usually mean such as arises from Intuition, or from scientifical Demonstration.

1597 T. Beard Theatre Gods Iudgements i. xxv. 139 This is the diuinity and goodly instruction that commeth..from that scientificall Vniuersitie and Colledge of the right reuerend maisters.

1640 J. Howell Δενδρολογια 42 She is alwaies furnished with nurseries of scientificall graffes, which she disperseth up and downe to unfold the sacred Oracles.

1616 J. Cotta Triall Witch-craft ii. 17 Reason or vnderstanding of humane Art or Science; without which the most exquisite and Scientifical Clarkes are altogether disabled, and must necessarily be ignorant.

1650 J. Howell Addit. Lett. ix. 19 in Epistolæ Ho-elianæ (ed. 2) And in these modern times the most speculative and scientificall'st men, both in Germany and Italy seem to adhere to it.

1665 T. White Exclusion of Scepticks 14 Scientifical Persons, then, are either Masters or Disciples; that is, such as have already attain'd the habit of Science, or such as endeavour after it, or are seekers of truth.

1756 J. Warton Ess. on Pope I. iii. 176 No author ever adorned a scientifical treatise with so many beautiful metaphors.

1793 J. Smeaton Narr. Edystone Lighthouse (ed. 2) §61. 30 (note) Consulting my scientifical friends respecting this fact.

1827 T. Hood Craniology in Whims & Oddities 2nd Ser. 81 Those scientifical hotch-potch men.

1840 W. M. Thackeray Paris Sketch Bk. I. 169 Works political, philosophical,..scientifical, theological.

1909 H. Frank Mod. Light Immortality ii. xxxvi. 409 He was interrupted in the repetition of the experiment and therefore gave it to the scientifical world only tentatively.

1670 H. Stubbe Legends No Hist. 167 I am more and more satisfied of the validity of my former doubts against this so much concluded upon Aerial Column..neither indeed have I yet met with any thing of that subject proposed in a Scientifical way.

1730 P. Shaw tr. G. E. Stahl (title) Philosophical principles of universal chemistry: or, the foundation of a scientifical manner of inquiring into and preparing the natural and artificial bodies for the uses of life.

1774 J. Priestley Exper. & Observ. Air I. Pref. p. xvi It is rather to be regretted, however, in such a number of nobility and gentry, so very few should have any taste for scientifical pursuits.

1783 Philos. Trans. 1783 (Royal Soc.) 73 372 This was the period of scientifical enterprise.

1855 H. H. Milman Hist. Lat. Christianity VI. xiv. viii. 589 Under a guild,..there had been..more close adherence to rule in the scientifical and technical parts.

1890 National Stenographer (Chicago) Nov. 409 The results of some scientifical research.

1920 K. Domorázek Dr. M .Tyrš 5 Purkyně has shown us the importance of independent scientifical and artistic culture.

2012 W. van Peer et al. Sci. Methods for Humanities 25 Scientifical methods are artificial instruments that do not have a status in real life.