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empiric

/ɛmˈpɪɹɪk/
/ɪmˈpɪɹɪk/

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Borrowed from Latin empiricus, from Ancient Greek ἐμπειρῐκός (empeirĭkós, “experienced”), from ἐμπειρία (empeiría, “experience, mere experience or practice without knowledge, especially in medicine, empiricism”), from ἔμπειρος (émpeiros, “experienced or practised in”), from ἐν (en, “in”) + πεῖρα (peîra, “a trial, experiment, attempt”). Not related to empire.

adjective empirick

Empirical.

noun empirics · empirick

historical A member of a sect of ancient physicians who based their theories solely on experience.
Someone who is guided by empiricism; an empiricist.
Any unqualified or dishonest practitioner; a charlatan; a quack. An empiric oftentimes, and a silly chirurgeon, doth more strange cures than a rational physician.

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@misc{empiric_2026,
  title = {empiric},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/empiric},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}