Based on hypothesis and theory rather than experiment or empirical evidence.
Presumed without analysis.
Self-evident, intuitively obvious.
Developed entirely from scratch, without deriving it from existing languages.
In a way based on theoretical deduction rather than empirical observation.
Practical, concerned with making decisions and actions that are useful in practice, not just theory.
Philosophical; dealing with causes, reasons, and effects, rather than with details and circumstances; said of literature.
Interfering in the affairs of others; officious; meddlesome.
A public decree.
A man of business.
A busybody.