Counterscientific
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 antiscientific
"In Ghosh's novel, a canonical western scientist is pitted against a counterscientific group of native folk-medicine practitioners led by Mangala, a subaltern in every conceivable meaning of the term."
Example
More examples"In Ghosh's novel, a canonical western scientist is pitted against a counterscientific group of native folk-medicine practitioners led by Mangala, a subaltern in every conceivable meaning of the term."
Etymology
From counter- + scientific.
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