non·the·o·ret·i·cal | \ ˌnän-ˌthē-ə-ˈre-ti-kəl 
, -ˌthir-ˈe- \
, -ˌthir-ˈe- \Definition of nontheoretical
: not theoretical : not involving theory or existing only in theory
… I came to wonder how well some of those Ph.D.'s and their theories would do with a nontheoretical child.— Jerry Large
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nontheoretically \ ˌnän-ˌthē-ə-ˈre-ti-k(ə-)lē , -ˌthir-ˈe- \ adverb
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