Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

quasi-scientific

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.46 in modern English

Syllables: quasi--sci-en-tif-ic
IPA

31

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

6

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Seemingly scientific, especially by using the language but not the methods or rigour of science.

Example Sentences

"There are endless amounts of information at your finger tips; quasi-scientific bullshit, utterly terrible advice and uninformed answers."

Etymology

From quasi- + scientific.

Inflected Forms

more quasi-scientific (comparative) most quasi-scientific (superlative) quasiscientific (alternative)

Questions

What does quasi-scientific mean?: Seemingly scientific, especially by using the language but not the methods or rigour of science.
Where does quasi-scientific come from?: From quasi- + scientific.

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