also empiric adjective Date: 1569 originating in or based on observation or experience , relying on experience or observation alone often without due regard for system and theory , capable of being verified or disproved by observation or experiment , of or relating to empiricism, ~ly adverb
EMPIRICAL
Meaning of EMPIRICAL in English
Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012