antiempirical
|an-ti-em-pir-i-cal|
/ˌæn.ti.ɛmˈpɪr.ɪ.kəl/
against experience-based evidence
Etymology
'antiempirical' originates from Modern English, combining the prefix 'anti-' (from Greek 'anti' meaning 'against') and 'empirical' (from Late Latin/Greek roots related to experience).
'anti-' (from Greek 'anti' meaning 'against') + 'empirical' (from Latin 'empiricus' and Greek 'empeiria' meaning 'experience'); the elements joined in Modern English to form the adjective 'antiempirical'.
Initially the elements meant 'against' + 'based on experience'; together they now mean 'opposed to or not grounded in empirical (experience-based) evidence.'
Meanings by Part of Speech
Adjective 1
not based on, or opposed to, empirical evidence; not grounded in observation or experiment.
The committee criticized the proposal as antiempirical because it ignored extensive experimental data.
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