unscientificallyadv.
/ˌʌnsʌɪənˈtɪfᵻkli/, U.S. /ˌənˌsaɪənˈtɪfək(ə)li/ (un- prefix1 5.)
ΘΚΠ
the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > inaccuracy, inexactness > [adverb] > in matters intellectual
unphilosophically1671
laxly1680
unscientifically1794
1775 J. Ash New Dict. Eng. Lang. Unscientifically, in a manner not suited to the rules of science.]
1794 J. Hutton Diss. Philos. Light 107 A principle perhaps no less unscientifically conceived;..that of reflected heat.
1858 W. Greener Gunnery in 1858 278 Unscientifically formed projectiles.
1886 Contemp. Rev. Jan. 11 To talk then, in..[nature's] name, of the rights of conscience,..is to talk unscientifically.
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