antihypothetical

English

Etymology

From anti- +‎ hypothetical.

Adjective

antihypothetical (comparative more antihypothetical, superlative most antihypothetical)

1. Opposing the use of hypotheses.
   • 2004, Warren Schmaus, Rethinking Durkheim and his Tradition, page 78:

     According to Janet, the antihypothetical attitude characteristic of the post-Newtonian period had begun to change in recent years (1883: 474). He differed sharply from Cousin on this issue, defending hypotheses as necessary to direct experimentation in the natural sciences (1883: 468).