Empirically

Definition: Empirically

Empirically

Adverb

1. In an empirical manner; "this can be empirically tested".

Date "empirically" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1686. (references)

Synonyms: Empirically

Synonyms: by trial and error (adv), through empirical observation (adv). (additional references)

Antonym: theoretically (adv). (additional references)

Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Truth	Verified, empirically true, experimentally verified, substantiated, proven (demonstrated).
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

Crosswords: Empirically

English words defined with "empirically": by trial and error ♦ logical positivist ♦ through empirical observation ♦ Unempirically. (references)

Specialty definitions using "empirically": cognitive modeling, cognitive modelling ♦ Newton's law of universal gravitation, Newton's laws of motion ♦ sea-level pressure ♦ x-direction ♦ y-direction ♦ z-direction. (references)

Domain	Title
Books	A Family-Focused Approach to Serious Mental Illness: Empirically Supported Interventions (Practitioner's Resource Series) (reference) Empirically Based Taxonomy (reference) Overcoming Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: A Cognitive-Behavioral Exposure-Based Protocol (Best Practices: Empirically Based Treatment Protocols ser (reference) Play in Child Development and Psychotherapy: Toward Empirically Supported Practice (reference) Practitioner's Guide to Empirically Based Measures of Anxiety (AABT Clinical Assessment) (reference) (more book examples)
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Subject	Topic	Quote
Health		It is likely, however, that all standard tricyclic drugs are equally effective, although the question has not been studied empirically. (references)
		Levamisole drug dose and schedule have been selected empirically, and the extent of immunomodulation achieved or even what is desirable has not been established. (references)
		The dose of peritoneal dialysis has been established empirically and depends to some extent on patient acceptance of frequent interruptions for the exchange of peritoneal fluid. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

"Empirically" is generally used as an adverb (general) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Empirically" is used about 202 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Adverb (general)	100%	202	21,454

Expression using "empirically": empirically true. Additional references.
Hyphenated Usage
	Beginning with "empirically": empirically-based.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Language		Translations for "empirically"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Chinese		经验主义地. (various references)

French		structure dérivée empiriquement (empirically-derived structure). (various references)

German		erfahrungsgemäß (empirical, experiential, from experience), empirische. (various references)

Korean		실험� �으로 (Experimentally). (various references)

Pig Latin		empiricallyay

Romanian		empiric (by rule of thumb, empiric, empirical, quack), bãbeşte. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Misspellings
	"Empirically" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: emperically, empiircally, empircally, empiricals, empiricaly, imperically, oneirically. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

# of Phoneme Matches	Pronunciation	Word(s) rhyming with "empirically" (pronounced empi"rikulē or empi"riklē)
6	-r i k u l ē	diametrically, electrically, historically, metrically, theatrically.
5	-i k u l ē	chronically, clinically, comically, critically, cynically, electronically, ethically, fanatically, geographically, hermetically, intrinsically, journalistically, magically, magnetically, majestically, mathematically, methodically, mineralogically, optimistically, parenthetically, pathetically, periodically, philosophically, physically, politically, pragmatically, ritualistically, romantically, sardonically, scientifically, skeptically, statistically, surgically, symbolically, sympathetically, tactically, technically, technologically, theoretically, therapeutically, uncritically.
4	-k u l ē	botanically, broccoli, fiscally, frantically, locally, luckily, unequivocally, vocally.
3	-u l ē	abnormally, abysmally, accidentally, actually, additionally, agriculturally, anecdotally, anencephaly, angrily, annually, anomaly, arbitrarily, architecturally, artfully, artificially, beneficially, bilaterally, blissfully, bodily, brutally, busily, carefully, casually, centrally, cerebrally, cheerfully, Cicely, circumstantially, civilly, clumsily, coincidentally, commercially, conceptually, conditionally, confidentially, congressionally, conspiratorially, constitutionally, continentally, continually, contractually, contradictorily, conventionally, cordially, crazily, criminally, culturally, customarily, delightfully, developmentally, diagonally, digitally, dismally, diurnally, dorsally, dreadfully, dutifully, easily, editorially, educationally, eerily, emotionally, environmentally, equally, essentially, eternally, eventually, exceptionally, experimentally, exponentially, externally, extraordinarily, facsimile, factually, faithfully, family, fatally, federally, finally, financially, fitfully, florally, forcefully, formally, fractionally, frightfully, frugally, functionally, fundamentally, gainfully, generally, generationally, giggly, gleefully, globally, gloomily, governmentally, gracefully, gradually, gratefully, gravelly, gravitationally, greedily, habitually, handily, happily, hastily, haughtily, heartily, heavily, helpfully, homily, hopefully, horizontally, hungrily, icily, illegally, impartially, incidentally, incrementally, individually, industrially, informally, initially, institutionally, intellectually, intentionally, internally, internationally, involuntarily, irrationally, jauntily, joyfully, judicially, lawfully, lazily, legally, liberally, literally, loyally, manfully, manually, marginally, masterfully, materially, meaningfully, medicinally, mentally, mercifully, merrily, mightily, militarily, minimally, momentarily, monetarily, monopoly, monumentally, morally, mortally, multifamily, multilaterally, municipally, mutually, nasally, nationally, nattily, naturally, necessarily, noisily, nominally, normally, novelly, nutritionally, occasionally, officially, oligopoly, operationally, orally, orchestrally, ordinarily, originally, painfully, partially, peacefully, perennially, peripherally, perpetually, personally, phenomenally, pitifully, playfully, potentially, preferentially, preliminarily, presidentially, primarily, procedurally, professionally, proportionally, provincially, provisionally, purposefully, quintessentially, racially, radially, rationally, readily, regally, regionally, regretfully, respectfully, rightfully, royally, ruefully, satisfactorily, scantily, seasonally, secondarily, semiannually, sequentially, serenely, severally, sexually, skillfully, sleepily, sloppily, socially, specially, speedily, spiritually, statutorily, steadily, steamily, structurally, subfamily, subliminally, substantially, subtly, successfully, summarily, supremely, tactfully, tangentially, tastefully, tearfully, temperamentally, temporally, temporarily, terminally, territorially, testily, thankfully, thoughtfully, totally, traditionally, Tripoli, truthfully, uncannily, unconditionally, unconstitutionally, uneasily, unhappily, unilaterally, unintentionally, universally, unlawfully, unnaturally, unnecessarily, unofficially, unsuccessfully, unusually, usefully, usually, virtually, viscerally, visually, vitally, voluntarily, warily, wearily, wiggly, wilfully, willfully, wishfully, wistfully, wittily, wobbly, woefully, wonderfully, wrongfully.
6	-i" r i k l ē	lyrically.
5	-r i k l ē	categorically, generically, geometrically, hysterically, metaphorically, numerically, rhetorically, symmetrically.
4	-i k l ē	academically, acoustically, aerobically, aerodynamically, aesthetically, algebraically, alphabetically, analytically, angelically, apologetically, artistically, astronomically, authentically, automatically, basically, biologically, characteristically, chronologically, classically, cosmetically, democratically, demographically, diplomatically, dogmatically, domestically, dramatically, drastically, ecologically, economically, ecstatically, emphatically, energetically, enthusiastically, erratically, ethnically, euphemistically, fantastically, forensically, genetically, geopolitically, graphically, heroically, hypothetically, ideologically, idiotically, ironically, linguistically, logically, logistically, mechanically, microscopically, musically, optically, organically, pathologically, phonetically, physiologically, poetically, prolifically, psychologically, publically, publicly, radically, realistically, rhythmically, sarcastically, specifically, sporadically, stoically, strategically, stylistically, synthetically, systematically, systemically, terrifically, thematically, theologically, tragically, uncharacteristically, undiplomatically, unrealistically, vertically, volcanically.
3	-k l ē	alchemically, anatomically, athletically, biweekly, blankly, briskly, brusquely, chemically, darkly, frankly, grotesquely, likely, medically, meekly, newsweekly, obliquely, paradoxically, practically, prickly, quickly, sickly, sleekly, slickly, sparkly, starkly, thickly, typically, uniquely, unlikely, weakly, weekly.
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-c-e-i-i-l-l-m-p-r-y"
	-1 letter: imperially.
	-2 letters: empirical.
	-3 letters: calliper, creamily, epically, imperial, micellar, milliare, milliary, millrace, mycelial, ramillie.
	-4 letters: caliper, campier, campily, ciliary, claimer, clamper, clayier, clearly, clypeal, crimple, empiric, impaler, impearl, imperia, imperil, lamprey, lempira, lyrical, micella, miliary, millier, miracle, mycelia, pallier, palmier, perilla, prelacy, primacy, primely, pyaemic, ramilie, reclaim, replica.
	-5 letters: aerily, airily, ampler, amylic, caller, calmer, calmly, camper, carpel, cellar, clypei, creamy, crimpy, eclair, epical, impair, impale, lacier, lacily, lamely, limier, limper, limply, mailer, malice, mallei, marcel, micell, miller, myrica, palely, palier, palmer, parcel, parley, pearly, pillar, piracy, placer, plaice, player, plicae, plical, prelim, pricey, primal, primly, pyemia, pyemic, racily, rallye, really, recall, remail, replay, rimple, ripely.
	Words containing the letters "a-c-e-i-i-l-l-m-p-r-y"
	+4 letters: complimentarily, planimetrically.
	+5 letters: epigrammatically.
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