nonscientific
adjective
non·sci·en·tif·ic ˌnän-ˌsī-ən-ˈti-fik 
: not of, relating to, or based on science : not scientific
nonscientific studies
nonscientific views
… it is beyond all doubt that the influence of the scientific mind extends to the solving of problems of a nonscientific nature.
Robert Penn Warren
Robert Penn Warren
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Four nonscientific buildings on the west side of the observatory property — a house, a dorm, and two minor outbuildings — were destroyed. Washington Post, 19 June 2022 However, to get to the dramatic, fast-moving tale of the outbreak response and vaccine development, readers must first wade through some complex early sections that make for fairly dense reading for a nonscientific audience. Washington Post, 17 Dec. 2021 Meanwhile, Lila, for her part, was glad that her energy-healing sessions happened in a nonscientific environment with spirituality at its center. Jessica Wapner, The New Yorker, 6 Nov. 2021 But that is all the more reason that scientists bear the responsibility of not letting political or other nonscientific criteria affect their explication. Gary Saul Morson, WSJ, 11 Oct. 2021 In this way, we are told, scientists can speak science to nonscientific policy makers and to the public at large. Maya Kornberg, Scientific American, 17 Sep. 2021 When Allison raised a fuss about the teacher’s nonscientific approach, the precocious future scientist was given permission to take classes at The University of Texas instead. Karen Weintraub, Scientific American, 1 Oct. 2018 The flavor is mildly grassy, and the effect on me and my nonscientific surveyors was mild but noticeable. New York Times, 21 July 2021 Anecdotal and other nonscientific evidence is telling me that the move to rename Lake Shore Drive is deeply unpopular with the public. Eric Zorn, chicagotribune.com, 14 May 2021 See More
Washington Post, 19 June 2022 However, to get to the dramatic, fast-moving tale of the outbreak response and vaccine development, readers must first wade through some complex early sections that make for fairly dense reading for a nonscientific audience. Washington Post, 17 Dec. 2021 Meanwhile, Lila, for her part, was glad that her energy-healing sessions happened in a nonscientific environment with spirituality at its center. Jessica Wapner, The New Yorker, 6 Nov. 2021 But that is all the more reason that scientists bear the responsibility of not letting political or other nonscientific criteria affect their explication. Gary Saul Morson, WSJ, 11 Oct. 2021 In this way, we are told, scientists can speak science to nonscientific policy makers and to the public at large. Maya Kornberg, Scientific American, 17 Sep. 2021 When Allison raised a fuss about the teacher’s nonscientific approach, the precocious future scientist was given permission to take classes at The University of Texas instead. Karen Weintraub, Scientific American, 1 Oct. 2018 The flavor is mildly grassy, and the effect on me and my nonscientific surveyors was mild but noticeable. New York Times, 21 July 2021 Anecdotal and other nonscientific evidence is telling me that the move to rename Lake Shore Drive is deeply unpopular with the public. Eric Zorn, chicagotribune.com, 14 May 2021 See More Word History
First Known Use
1849, in the meaning defined above
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