ascientific

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/ˌeɪsaɪ.ənˈtɪfɪk/

adjective

Not treatable by science; impossible to determine as true or false using science

“Untestable speculations about the universe originating from a black hole or Big Bounce are ascientific.”

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Meanings

adjectiveascientific (comparative more ascientific, superlative most ascientific)

comparative more ascientific · superlative most ascientific

  1. Not treatable by science; impossible to determine as true or false using science

    Untestable speculations about the universe originating from a black hole or Big Bounce are ascientific.

  2. Without science

    The resulting ascientific culture, which neither invents nor innovates, is trapped in underdevelopment.

    2013, Oswaldo de Rivero, The Myth of Development

Origin

From a- + scientific.

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APA

ascientific. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ascientific

MLA

“ascientific.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ascientific. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ascientific,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ascientific.

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