empiric

[ em-pir-ik ]
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noun
  1. a person who follows an empirical method.

  2. a quack; charlatan.

adjective

Origin of empiric

1
1520–30; <Latin empīricus<Greek empeirikós experienced, equivalent to em-em-2 + peir- (stem of peirân to attempt) + -ikos-ic

Other words from empiric

  • an·ti·em·pir·ic, noun, adjective
  • non·em·pir·ic, noun, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for empiric

empiric

/ (ɛmˈpɪrɪk) /


noun
  1. a person who relies on empirical methods

  2. a medical quack; charlatan

adjective
  1. a variant of empirical

Origin of empiric

1
C16: from Latin empīricus, from Greek empeirikos practised, from peiran to attempt

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