Definition of "epistemically"

In an epistemic way, as:

1. In a way that pertains to knowledge and cognition.  examples

2. (usually, more specifically) In a way that pertains to metaknowledge and epistemology (awareness of the source, truth, and epistemologic grounding of knowledge).  quotations  examples

   Quotations

   • We can say that a message, M, is epistemically defective if either it is false, inappropriate, or connected to other beliefs in ways that are inapt, misleading, or unwarranted.

     2002, Sheryl Tuttle Ross, “Understanding Propaganda: The Epistemic Merit Model and Its Application to Art”, in Journal of Aesthetic Education, volume 36, number 1, page 23