unscientific
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Definition of unscientific
: not scientific : not based on or exhibiting scientific knowledge or scientific methodology : not in accord with the principles and methods of science
an unscientific survey unscientfic claims an unscientific approach
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Other Words from unscientific
unscientifically
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Examples of unscientific in a Sentence
I conducted an unscientific survey.
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And without further ado, here are our overly researched, but totally unscientific rankings. 10. — Dan Mcgowan, BostonGlobe.com, "R.I.’s best Little League World Series teams, ranked," 15 Aug. 2019 Our casual, unscientific tasting involved several meat-eaters and two vegetarians — all of them eager to try the new products. — Linda Zavoral, The Mercury News, "Impossible Whopper vs. Beyond Famous Star: Who won the taste test?," 28 June 2019 Twitter polls are incredibly unscientific and subject to online campaigns to influence the results. — Phil Davis, baltimoresun.com, "Presidential candidate Swalwell's poll on gun buyback program backfires; 79% say, 'No. We Love Guns > Kids'," 3 July 2019 To scientists, this approach is woefully unscientific. — Jenny Anderson, Quartz, "The scientific effort to protect babies from trauma before it happens," 22 June 2019 So let’s roll out an imperfect list of Petco Park’s top 5 big flies, culled from a highly unscientific skip through the ether. — Gary Peterson, The Mercury News, "When it comes to bombs like Evan Longoria’s, trust your eyes, not so much the tape measure," 3 July 2019 During the annual congressional luncheon held by the San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce in April, organizers conducted an unscientific text survey of the more than 400 people there. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Column: Green New Deal popularity among Democrats alters San Diego’s political landscape," 21 June 2019 And as much as Cubs fans might dislike St. Louis and its fans, an unscientific survey of the local bars suggests Chicago hockey fans are pulling for the Blues, if only because no one wants to see overbearing Boston fans get another parade. — Paul Sullivan, chicagotribune.com, "Cardinals will have two things on their minds Sunday night: the Cubs and the Stanley Cup," 8 June 2019 That is just one measure, however (and a rather unscientific one at that). — Adam Epstein, Quartzy, "HBO is known for its great miniseries. Is “Chernobyl” its greatest?," 5 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'unscientific.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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unscientific
adjective
English Language Learners Definition of unscientific
: not done in a way that agrees with the methods of science : not scientific
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unscientific
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un·sci·en·tif·ic
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Kids Definition of unscientific
: not using or applying the methods or principles of science : not scientific
an unscientific explanation