atheoretical

[ey-thee-uh-ret-i-kuhl]

adjective

1. without a theoretical basis; not concerned with theory.

Example Sentences

“I really do believe that corpus linguistics is an entirely apolitical and atheoretical tool,” he says.

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Plesiosaur locomotion: is the four-wing problem real of merely an atheoretical exercise?

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If there’s a criticism of Spence’s work, it’s that it is “atheoretical, trivial, and epiphenomenal,” Neil Martin, a psychologist at Regent’s University London, and a specialist in human olfaction and taste, told me.

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