aprioristically

a·pri·o·rism

[ey-prahy-awr-iz-uhm, -ohr-, ey-pree-, ah-pree-]
noun Philosophy.
belief in, or reliance upon, a priori reasoning, arguments, or principles.

Origin:
1870–75; probably translation of Dutch apriorisme. See a priori, -ism

a·pri·or·ist, noun
a·pri·o·ris·tic [ey-prahy-uh-ris-tik] , adjective
a·pri·o·ris·ti·cal·ly, adverb
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apriorism (eɪˈpraɪəˌrɪzəm) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
rationalism Compare sensationalism the philosophical doctrine that there may be genuine knowledge independent of experience

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Aprioristically is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
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