Sciencey

adj, slang

adj, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Scientific; of or pertaining to science. informal

    "True, most of us concede that quasi-experimental empirical research, today symbolized by multiple-regression equations, is in some sense the most "sciencey" part of political science."

  2. 2
    Apparently, but not necessarily, scientific; having the trappings of science. informal

    "Near-synonyms: sciencelike; scientistic; pseudoscientific"

Synonyms

All synonyms
;pseudoscientificsciencelikescientistic

Example

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"True, most of us concede that quasi-experimental empirical research, today symbolized by multiple-regression equations, is in some sense the most "sciencey" part of political science."

Etymology

From science + -y (“characterized by; like”, suffix forming an adjective).

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