unempirical

adjective

un·​em·​pir·​i·​cal ˌən-im-ˈpir-i-kəl 

-em-

: not based on observation or experience : not empirical

… propounds an absolutist and decidedly unempirical view, that thinkers are prisoners of the historical epoch in which they write …

—Peter Berkowitz

unempirically

ˌən-im-ˈpir-i-k(ə-)lē 

-em-

adverb

Word History

First Known Use

1831, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for unempirical

• empirical
• satirical
• lyrical
• miracle
• spiracle
• semiempirical