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antiempirical

antiempirical adjective: going against what is empirically true.

Adjective

antiempirical (comparative more antiempirical, superlative most antiempirical)

  1. Going against what is empirically true.
    • In regard to life in general ... and to capitalism in particular, objectivism is just about as unrealistic and antiempirical as it can be.2007 July 29, Mary Jo Murphy, “Sex, Love and the Scolding Psychotherapist”, in New York Times

Forms of antiempirical

comparativemore antiempirical
superlativemost antiempirical

Origin of antiempirical

From anti- + empirical.

Questions about antiempirical

What does antiempirical mean?
Antiempirical means going against what is empirically true.
What part of speech is antiempirical?
Antiempirical is an adjective.

Words near antiempirical in the dictionary

  1. antiemotionalism
  2. antiemperor
  3. antiemperors
  4. antiemphysemic
  5. antiempire
  6. antiempirical
  7. antiempiricism
  8. antiempiricist
  9. antiempiricists
  10. antiemployee
  11. antiemployer

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