unscientific

[ uhn-sahy-uhn-tif-ik ]

adjective

1. not scientific; not employed in science:

   an unscientific measuring device.

2. not conforming to the principles or methods of science:

   an unscientific approach to a problem.

3. not demonstrating scientific knowledge or scientific methods:

   an unscientific report.

unscientific

/ ˌʌnsaɪənˈtɪfɪk /

adjective

1. not consistent with the methods or principles of science, esp lacking objectivity
2. ignorant of science

Derived Forms

• ˌunscienˈtifically, adverb

Other Words From

• unsci·en·tifi·cal·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of unscientific¹

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

Example Sentences

You want bragging rights, you want your biases confirmed, you want a totally unscientific, more than a little opinionated ranking of Los Angeles neighborhoods by walkability.

From Los Angeles Times

My sense, from the voters I talked to — totally unscientific, yes, but backed up by some polling and research — is that voters who say they’re undecided have largely tuned out politics in these years.

From Salon

Advocates for Roberson, including the Innocence Project, claim his prosecution was riddled with “unscientific evidence, inaccurate and misleading medical testimony, and prejudicial treatment.”

From Salon

While Mr Bhatia doesn’t think that urbanisation is evil, he points out that it can lead to the rather unscientific abandonment of traditions that were designed to serve systems and ecologies.

From BBC

It accuses the organisation of constraining international efforts to restore peatlands and sending an "unscientific message to investors that peatland restoration is not a legitimate way to tackle the climate crisis".

From BBC

Related Words

• illogical
• irrational