aschematic

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

First attested in 1933; formed as a- +‎ schematic; equivalent to a supposed Ancient Greek etymon of the form *ἀσχηματικός (askhēmatikós).

Adjective[edit]

aschematic (comparative more aschematic, superlative most aschematic)

  1. Devoid of a schema or of schemata.
    • 1933, Steven Penrod, Social Psychology, Prentice-Hall, →ISBN, page 133, →ISBN:
      Markus inferred that the aschematic women were just as likely to think of themselves as being independent as dependent.

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