sciencey

adjective2

1. •
   (informal) Scientific; of or pertaining to science.

   • True, most of us concede that quasi-experimental empirical research, today symbolized by multiple-regression equations, is in some sense the most "sciencey" part of political science. — 1998
2. •
   (informal) Apparently, but not necessarily, scientific; having the trappings of science.

   • It sounds sciencey, it looks sciencey, and it can fool a lot of people into thinking it's scientific but there are clear reasons why it is not. — 2013