Dictionary

scientifically en · ADV

Pronunciation

• audio Maryland
• /ˌsaɪ.ənˈtəfəkli/ (New-Zealand)
• [ˌsɑe̯.ənˈtəfəkli] (New-Zealand)
• /ˌsaɪ.ənˈtɪfɪkli/ (Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˌsɑe.ənˈtɪfɪkli/ (Australia)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sek-? Proto-Indo-European *-éyti Proto-Indo-European *skey-der. Latin sciō Latin sciēns Latin -ia Latin scientia Proto-Italic *-fakos Latin -ficus Medieval Latin scientificusder. Middle French scientifiquebor. English scientific Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English scientifically From scientific + -ally.

Meanings

1. Using science or methods of science.
2. Using the scientific method.
3. Methodically.
   • He tried to approach his bad habits scientifically.
4. With regard to science.
   • Redding’s study asked four psychologists with expertise in anxiety and depressive disorders to rate each self-help book on five criteria: how scientifically grounded the book is; whether there are guidelines for self-diagnosis, […] 2019 May 2, Nina Avramova, “When you should use self-help programs and when to skip them”, in CNN, archived from the original on 13 Jun 2025:
5. From a scientific perspective.
   • Scientifically, there's nothing special about the year 2012.
   • I remembered the old doctor, - ‘It would be interesting for science to watch the mental changes of individuals, on the spot.’ I felt I was becoming scientifically interesting. 1899 February, Joseph Conrad, “The Heart of Darkness”, in Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine, volume CLXV, number M, New York, N.Y.: The Leonard Scott Publishing Company, […], →OCLC, part I, page 210:

Forms

Synonyms

systematically (methodically) · systemwise

Translations (73)

it scientificamente (from a scientific perspective) · et teaduslikult (with regard to science) · af wetenskaplik (from a scientific perspective) · sq shkencërisht (using science or methods of science) · ca científicament (with regard to science) · ka მეცნიერულად (using science or methods of science) · an scientificament (using science or methods of science) · uk науко́во (using science or methods of science) · et teaduslikult (from a scientific perspective) · sq shkencërisht (in a scientific manner) · cmn 从科学的角度 (from a scientific perspective) · es científicamente (in a scientific manner) · mt xjentifikament (from a scientific perspective) · vi một cách khoa học (in a scientific manner) · vi về khoa học (with regard to science) · it scientificamente (with regard to science) · fi tieteellisesti (from a scientific perspective) · et teaduslikult (using science or methods of science) · sl znánstveno (with regard to science) · eo science (using science or methods of science) · cmn 系统地 (in a scientific manner) · it scientificamente (in a scientific manner) · hy գիտականորեն (using science or methods of science) · oc scientificament (using science or methods of science) · vi bằng phương pháp khoa học (using science or methods of science) · af wetenskaplik (with regard to science) · fr scientifiquement (from a scientific perspective) · sq shkencërisht (with regard to science) · fr scientifiquement (in a scientific manner) · ru нау́чно (from a scientific perspective) · hu tudományosan (using science or methods of science) · fr scientifiquement (using science or methods of science) · ca científicament (using science or methods of science) · hu tudományosan (with regard to science) · vi về mặt khoa học (from a scientific perspective) · es científicamente (with regard to science) · oc scientificament (in a scientific manner) · gl cientificamente (using science or methods of science) · mt xjentifikament (with regard to science) · gl cientificamente (from a scientific perspective) · cs vědecky (using science or methods of science) · de wissenschaftlich (from a scientific perspective) · et teaduslikult (in a scientific manner) · af wetenskaplik (in a scientific manner) · nl wetenschappelijk (from a scientific perspective) · ca científicament (in a scientific manner) · sq shkencërisht (from a scientific perspective) · mt xjentifikament (using science or methods of science) · cmn 科学的 (using science or methods of science) · hy գիտականորեն (from a scientific perspective) · ru нау́чно (using science or methods of science) · pt cientificamente (with regard to science) · cmn 科学地 (in a scientific manner) · mt xjentifikament (in a scientific manner) · vi khoa học (using science or methods of science) · it scientificamente (using science or methods of science) · pl naukowo (using science or methods of science) · pt cientificamente (in a scientific manner) · ca científicament (from a scientific perspective) · pt cientificamente (from a scientific perspective) · es científicamente (using science or methods of science) · fi tieteellisesti (in a scientific manner) · hu tudományosan (in a scientific manner) · nl wetenschappelijk (using science or methods of science) · de wissenschaftlich (using science or methods of science) · fi tieteellisesti (using science or methods of science) · es científicamente (from a scientific perspective) · sl znánstveno (in a scientific manner) · pt cientificamente (using science or methods of science) · af wetenskaplik (using science or methods of science) · fr scientifiquement (with regard to science) · cmn 科学的 (with regard to science) · fi tieteellisesti (with regard to science)