Empiric
7 lettersnounrareUpdated June 2026
Definition
A person who practises medicine without formal training, relying on unproven or fraudulent remedies rather than established methods.
“The empiric sold bottles of coloured water as miraculous cures from a market stall.”
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em·pir·ic
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Ends in -PIRIC and shares its root with the word empirical
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Worth 13 points, with the C at the end offering further hook opportunities
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