"ascientific" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˌeɪsaɪ.ənˈtɪfɪk/ Forms: more ascientific [comparative], most ascientific [superlative]
Etymology: From a- + scientific. Etymology templates: {{af|en|a-|scientific|id1=not}} a- + scientific Head templates: {{en-adj}} ascientific (comparative more ascientific, superlative most ascientific)
  1. Not treatable by science; impossible to determine as true or false using science
    Sense id: en-ascientific-en-adj-5O0VEz96 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with a- (not), English terms suffixed with -ific, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 95 5 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with a- (not): 89 11 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ific: 92 8 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 97 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 99 1
  2. Without science
    Sense id: en-ascientific-en-adj-WF5nsdeH
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: unscientific
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