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unscientific

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un⋅sci⋅en⋅tif⋅ic

  [uhn-sahy-uhn-tif-ik]
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–adjective
1. not scientific; not employed in science: an unscientific measuring device.
2. not conforming to the principles or methods of science: an unscientific approach to a problem.
3. not demonstrating scientific knowledge or scientific methods: an unscientific report.
Origin:
1765–75; un- 1 + scientific

Related forms:
un⋅sci⋅en⋅tif⋅i⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
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un·sci·en·tif·ic   (ŭn'sī-ən-tĭf'ĭk)   
adj.  

  1. Not adhering to the principles of science.

  2. Not knowledgeable about science or the scientific method.

un'sci·en·tif'i·cal·ly adv.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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