Meaning of sciencey | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Scientific; of or pertaining to science.
   informal
2. Apparently, but not necessarily, scientific; having the trappings of science.
   informal

Examples

“True, most of us concede that quasi-experimental empirical research⟳, today symbolized by multiple-regression equations, is in some sense⟳ the most "sciencey" part of political science.”

“AIDS was too sciencey for me. My eighth-grade term paper was on censorship, Tipper Gore's assault on free speech in the music industry, and the Dead Kennedys.”

“But with the statement above, I honestly can't recall⟳ a situation where it wasn't true although I have⟳ no sciencey data to back this up.”

“This project will follow⟳ the scientific method, which, as far as I can tell⟳, is just sort⟳ of looking at things in a sciencey way.”

“She puts it down to her being artistic and Melody being more sciencey.'”

“Near-synonyms: sciencelike; scientistic; pseudoscientific”

“Here was the hidden gender curriculum in full flow⟳ - with very clear gendered values and expectations being imparted to the children who walked in: boys are loud and active and like⟳ 'sciencey' things such as building and constructing; girls, on the other hand, are quiet and passive, preferring to do 'caring' things and look⟳ pretty.”

“It sounds sciencey, it looks sciencey, and it can fool a lot of people into thinking it's scientific but there are clear reasons why it is not.”

“Fear not, I have⟳ formulated (a sciencey word) this easy to understand⟳ list of signs that you may be a scientist:”

“All those pencils in your pocket. You look⟳ sciencey.”

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