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pseudoscientific
adjective
(also mainly UKpseudo-scientific)uk /ˌsjuː.dəʊ.saɪ.ənˈtɪf.ɪk/ us /ˌsuː.doʊ.saɪ.ənˈtɪf.ɪk/
not formed in a scientific way, or relating to a system of thought or a theory that is not formed in a scientific way:
There is a lot of pseudoscientific mumbo-jumbo around the subject of weight loss.
Advice books for salespeople are full of pseudo-scientific tips about how to use body language and winning conversation to make people like them.
Related word
pseudo-science
Pseudoscientific claims are rarely specific but rely on vague and ambiguous language.
Isolated breaches of the requirements of science are not commonly regarded as pseudoscientific.
The very names of these products, energetic and pseudo-scientific, implied that the limits of knowledge had been searched.
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