empiric
a person who follows an empirical method.
a quack; charlatan.
Origin of empiric
1Other words from empiric
- an·ti·em·pir·ic, noun, adjective
- non·em·pir·ic, noun, adjective
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How to use empiric in a sentence
Everything was conjecture, and that which rested on the evidence of facts was by the empirics received with enthusiasm.
An Epitome of the History of Medicine | Roswell ParkMen are imaginary invalids, whose weakness empirics are interested to encourage, in order to have sale for their drugs.
Good Sense | Paul Henri Thiry, Baron D'HolbachTheir antagonists, the Empirics, ridiculed such knowledge as fanciful or unattainable, and relied on experience alone.
History of the Intellectual Development of Europe, Volume I (of 2) | John William DraperThose who have treated of the sciences have been either empirics or dogmatical.
Novum Organum | Francis BaconIn those days the physicians were divided into three schools: empirics, dogmatists, and methodists.
The Vizier of the Two-Horned Alexander | Frank R. Stockton
British Dictionary definitions for empiric
/ (ɛmˈpɪrɪk) /
a person who relies on empirical methods
a medical quack; charlatan
a variant of empirical
Origin of empiric
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