Mid 19th century; earliest use found in The Dublin Review. From ancient Greek ἔμπειρος experienced, practised + -istic, perhaps after German empiristisch.
Definition of empiristic in US English:
empiristic
adjectiveˌɛmpɪˈrɪstɪk
Of or relating to empirism.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in The Dublin Review. From ancient Greek ἔμπειρος experienced, practised + -istic, perhaps after German empiristisch.