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pseudoscientific

American  
[soo-doh-sahy-uhn-tif-ik] / ˌsu doʊˌsaɪ ənˈtɪf ɪk /

adjective

  1. relating to or being a form of pseudoscience.


Example Sentences

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Nowadays, any pseudoscientific tinctures or broths are about as good as you can expect from the U.S. health care system.

From Salon • May 6, 2025

Kennedy is an overt anti-vaccination agitator, among his many other pet pseudoscientific positions.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 19, 2024

The remains are thought to have been acquired by researchers to carry out pseudoscientific studies.

From Reuters • Oct. 31, 2023

Belief in pseudoscientific ideas and conspiracies is not merely a matter of lack of education, either.

From Slate • Jul. 30, 2023

Then as now, pseudoscientific beliefs were not limited to the uneducated, and the belief that various psychological and mental attributes were discernible by examining the bumps and contours of one’s head was widespread.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos