Meanings
comparative more scientifically · superlative most scientifically
- Using science or methods of science.
- Using the scientific method.
- With regard to science.
Redding’s study asked four psychologists with expertise in anxiety and depressive disorders to rate each self-help book on five criteria: how scientifically grounded the book is; whether there are guidelines for self-diagnosis, […]
2019 May 2, Nina Avramova, “When you should use self-help programs and when to skip them”, in CNN, archived from the original on 13 Jun 2025 - From a scientific perspective.
Scientifically, there's nothing special about the year 2012.
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I remembered the old doctor, - ‘It would be interesting for science to watch the mental changes of individuals, on the spot.’ I felt I was becoming scientifically interesting.
1899 February, Joseph Conrad, “The Heart of Darkness”, in Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine, volume CLXV, number M, New York, N.Y.: The Leonard Scott Publishing Company, […], →OCLC, part I, page 210
Synonyms & antonyms
adverbMethodically.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*sek-?
- Proto-Indo-European*skey-
- Latinsciō
- Latinsciēns
- Latinscientia
- Medieval Latinscientificus
- Middle Frenchscientifique
- Englishscientific
- Englishscientifically
From scientific + -ally.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans wetenskaplik, wetenskaplik
- wetenskaplikusing science or methods of science
- wetenskaplikwith regard to science
- wetenskaplikfrom a scientific perspective
- wetenskaplikin a scientific manner
Catalan científicament, científicament
- científicamentusing science or methods of science
- científicamentwith regard to science
- científicamentfrom a scientific perspective
- científicamentin a scientific manner
Chinese Mandarin 科学的, 科学的
- 科学的 (kēxué de)using science or methods of science
- 科学的 (kēxué de)with regard to science
- 从科学的角度 (cóng kēxué de jiǎodù)from a scientific perspective
- 科学地 (kēxué de)in a scientific manner
- 系统地 (xìtǒng de)in a scientific manner
Czech vědecky
- vědeckyusing science or methods of science
Dutch wetenschappelijk, wetenschappelijk
- wetenschappelijkusing science or methods of science
- wetenschappelijkfrom a scientific perspective
Esperanto science
- scienceusing science or methods of science
Estonian teaduslikult, teaduslikult
- teaduslikultusing science or methods of science
- teaduslikultwith regard to science
- teaduslikultfrom a scientific perspective
- teaduslikultin a scientific manner
Finnish tieteellisesti, tieteellisesti
- tieteellisestiusing science or methods of science
- tieteellisestiwith regard to science
- tieteellisestifrom a scientific perspective
- tieteellisestiin a scientific manner
French scientifiquement, scientifiquement
- scientifiquementusing science or methods of science
- scientifiquementwith regard to science
- scientifiquementfrom a scientific perspective
- scientifiquementin a scientific manner
German wissenschaftlich, wissenschaftlich
- wissenschaftlichusing science or methods of science
- wissenschaftlichfrom a scientific perspective
Hungarian tudományosan, tudományosan
- tudományosanusing science or methods of science
- tudományosanwith regard to science
- tudományosanin a scientific manner
Italian scientificamente, scientificamente
- scientificamenteusing science or methods of science
- scientificamentewith regard to science
- scientificamentefrom a scientific perspective
- scientificamentein a scientific manner
Polish naukowo
- naukowousing science or methods of science
Portuguese cientificamente, cientificamente
- cientificamenteusing science or methods of science
- cientificamentewith regard to science
- cientificamentefrom a scientific perspective
- cientificamentein a scientific manner
Russian нау́чно, нау́чно
- нау́чно (naúčno)using science or methods of science
- нау́чно (naúčno)from a scientific perspective
Spanish científicamente, científicamente
- científicamenteusing science or methods of science
- científicamentewith regard to science
- científicamentefrom a scientific perspective
- científicamentein a scientific manner
Ukrainian науко́во
- науко́во (naukóvo)using science or methods of science
Vietnamese khoa học, bằng phương pháp khoa học
- khoa họcusing science or methods of science
- bằng phương pháp khoa họcusing science or methods of science
- về khoa họcwith regard to science
- về mặt khoa họcfrom a scientific perspective
- một cách khoa họcin a scientific manner
Cite this entry
scientifically. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scientifically
“scientifically.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scientifically. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “scientifically,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scientifically.
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