Scientifically
[saɪən'tɪfɪkli]
Definition
(adv.) with respect to science; in a scientific way; 'this is scientifically interesting'.
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Definition
(adv.) In a scientific manner; according to the rules or principles of science.
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Examples
- Tears are scientifically described as a Secretion. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- This shop was very successful both scientifically and financially. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- Stones which are not scientifically cut in this true proportion, if too deep, are called lumpy, if too shallow they are called fish eyes. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- This he attributed, after much reflection, to his musical genius not having been scientifically developed in his youth. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- She began to sing very scientifically, but her voice was not pleasing. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- These two brothers, scientifically minded, started a bicycle shop, and bade fair to become ordinarily prosperous citizens of Dayton, much like their neighbors. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- What is known as the Redwoods, or scientifically listed as _Sequoia Sempervirens_, grow in heavy stands and really are a younger growth of the Big Trees. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- The subject of metallurgy in this century soon became scientifically treated and its operations classified. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- Worcester struck him with his stick, when the man put himself into an attitude of defence; but not at all scientifically. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- Yes, I agreed, when it is your own country you cannot use it so scientifically. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- The Art Scientifically Commenced with Sir Humphry Davy's Lectures on Soils and Plants, 1802-1812. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
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