sciencey

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See also: science-y

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From science +‎ -y (characterized by; like, suffix forming an adjective).

Adjective

sciencey (comparative more sciencey, superlative most sciencey)

  1. (informal) Apparently, but not necessarily, scientific; having the trappings of science.
    Synonyms: sciencelike (maybe); scientistic (maybe); pseudoscientific (not)
    • 2010, Kat Banyard, The Equality Illusion: The Truth about Women and Men Today, page 60:
      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.
    • 2013, Daniel Loxton, Donald R. Prothero, Abominable Science!:
      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.
    • 2014, David Tieck, Ok, Intriguing: Hell Yeah! Awesomenessous, →ISBN:
      Fear not, I have formulated (a sciencey word) this easy to understand list of signs that you may be a scientist:
    • 2017, David M. Barnett, Calling Major Tom, →ISBN:
      All those pencils in your pocket. You look sciencey.

References

  • sciencey”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.