scientifically
English
[edit]Etymology
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From scientific + -ally.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Received Pronunciation, General American, Canada) IPA(key): /ˌsaɪ.ənˈtɪfɪkli/
- (Australia) IPA(key): /ˌsɑe.ənˈtɪfɪkli/
- (New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˌsaɪ.ənˈtəfəkli/, [ˌsɑe̯.ənˈtəfəkli]
Adverb
[edit]scientifically (comparative more scientifically, superlative most scientifically)
- Using science or methods of science.
- Using the scientific method.
- Methodically.
- He tried to approach his bad habits scientifically.
- With regard to science.
- 2019 May 2, Nina Avramova, “When you should use self-help programs and when to skip them”, in CNN[1], archived from the original on 13 June 2025:
- 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, […]
- From a scientific perspective.
- Scientifically, there's nothing special about the year 2012.
- 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:
- 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.
Synonyms
[edit]- (methodically): systematically, systemwise; see also Thesaurus:methodically
Translations
[edit]using science or methods of science
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methodically — see methodically
with regard to science
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from a scientific perspective
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in a scientific manner
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