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ascientific

/ˌeɪsaɪ.ənˈtɪfɪk/

ascientific adjective: not treatable by science; impossible to determine as true or false using science.

Adjective

ascientific (comparative more ascientific, superlative most ascientific)

  1. Not treatable by science; impossible to determine as true or false using science
    • Untestable speculations about the universe originating from a black hole or Big Bounce are ascientific.
  2. Without science
    • The resulting ascientific culture, which neither invents nor innovates, is trapped in underdevelopment.2013, Oswaldo de Rivero, The Myth of Development

Forms of ascientific

comparativemore ascientific
superlativemost ascientific

Origin of ascientific

From a- + scientific.

Questions about ascientific

What does ascientific mean?
Ascientific means not treatable by science; impossible to determine as true or false using science.
What part of speech is ascientific?
Ascientific is an adjective.
How do you pronounce ascientific?
Ascientific is pronounced /ˌeɪsaɪ.ənˈtɪfɪk/.

Words near ascientific in the dictionary

  1. ascidiozooid
  2. ascidiozooids
  3. ascidium
  4. ascids
  5. ascient
  6. ascientific
  7. asciferous
  8. ascigerous
  9. ascii
  10. ASCII art
  11. asciibetical

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