nontheoretical

adjective

non·​the·​o·​ret·​i·​cal ˌnän-ˌthē-ə-ˈre-ti-kəl 

-ˌthir-ˈe-

: not theoretical : not involving theory or existing only in theory

… I came to wonder how well some of those Ph.D.'s and their theories would do with a nontheoretical child.

—Jerry Large

nontheoretically

ˌnän-ˌthē-ə-ˈre-ti-k(ə-)lē 

-ˌthir-ˈe-

adverb

Word History

First Known Use

1877, in the meaning defined above