unscientific

[ uhn-sahy-uhn-tif-ik ]

/ ˌʌn saɪ ənˈtɪf ɪk /

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adjective

not scientific; not employed in science: an unscientific measuring device.

not conforming to the principles or methods of science: an unscientific approach to a problem.

not demonstrating scientific knowledge or scientific methods: an unscientific report.

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Origin of unscientific

First recorded in 1765–75; un-¹ + scientific

OTHER WORDS FROM unscientific

un·sci·en·tif·i·cal·ly, adverb

Words nearby unscientific

unsayable, unscathed, unscented, unscheduled, unschooled, unscientific, unscramble, unscrambler, unscratched, unscreened, unscrew

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How to use unscientific in a sentence

Based on that three-month trend — an unscientific basis, let’s be clear — streaming is on pace to overtake traditional TV’s watch time in February 2023.
Future of TV Briefing: What we talk about when we talk about TV|Tim Peterson|August 25, 2021|Digiday
Later editions of the psychiatric “bible” dropped Freudian concepts as unscientific — he had based his ideas on analyses of himself and his patients, not on lab studies.
Psychology has struggled for a century to make sense of the mind|Bruce Bower|August 11, 2021|Science News
In a quite unscientific survey of delegations entering the tunnel, during a portion of the parade of nations, we vote Australia—a country that has stood out for its Covid-control measures—as the most socially-undistanced crew.
What You Didn’t See on TV at the Tokyo Olympics Opening Ceremony|Sean Gregory, Alice Park and Aria Chen/Tokyo|July 23, 2021|Time
This was a grown-up survey of grade-school lunchboxes, and its overwhelming-if-unscientific conclusion was that we are a nation of kids at heart who all know deeply and truly that Capri Sun does God’s work.
What we eat at the beach|Richard Morgan|June 24, 2021|Washington Post

When they get their ballots, they'll know that Newsom's unscientific restrictions have cost us jobs.
The Trailer: Waiting for a California recall date, Republicans are still trying to get traction|David Weigel|June 15, 2021|Washington Post
These results, of course, are subjective and totally unscientific.
Are Water Filters B.S.?|Michael Schulson|August 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The survey clearly confirmed our earlier unscientific conclusions about how we were perceived.
Stars and Bars on Cars in Texas|Robert Khayat|July 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
By my (admittedly unscientific) count, Hollywood averaged 11 or 12 romantic comedies per year between 2001 and 2011.
The Romantic Comedy Is Dead|Andrew Romano|July 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Unfortunately, a lot of alternative medicine is indeed deeply unscientific, and deserves to be treated with skepticism.
Clinton Doc: This Is How We’ll Fix Health Care|Daniela Drake|June 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In researching this piece, I conducted a very unscientific poll of my gay friends and some of their friends.
It’s About Damn Time for a Gay ‘Bachelor’|Brandy Zadrozny|May 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Since this is a law of vibration, it is unscientific to speak of giving an overtone, for all tones contain overtones.
Expressive Voice Culture|Jessie Eldridge Southwick
They emanated from a credulous and superstitious people in an unscientific age and country.
God and my Neighbour|Robert Blatchford
Further, to compare the economic value of Sanatogen on the basis of calories is as unscientific as it is deliberately misleading.
The Propaganda for Reform in Proprietary Medicines, Vol. 1 of 2|Various
In brief, Dowds scientific method is nothing more than unscientific humbug.
The Propaganda for Reform in Proprietary Medicines, Vol. 1 of 2|Various
Mystery is delightful, but unscientific, since it depends upon ignorance.
The Analysis of Mind|Bertrand Russell

British Dictionary definitions for unscientific

unscientific

/ (ˌʌnsaɪənˈtɪfɪk) /

adjective

not consistent with the methods or principles of science, esp lacking objectivity

ignorant of science

Derived forms of unscientific

unscientifically, adverb

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