adv ·4 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb

1. 1
   In a clinical manner: dispassionately or analytically.
2. 2
   In the setting of a medical clinic; in a clinical setting; (of a health condition) to a degree high enough to be relevant to clinical practice.

   "clinically apparent"

3. 3
   At a person's bedside.

   "a person baptised clinically"

Adverb

1. 1
   in a clinical manner wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

matter of factlymatter-of-factly

Antonyms

All antonyms

nonclinically

Example

More examples

"We put the cat on a vegan diet. She became clinically depressed and died."

Etymology

From clinical + -ly.

Related phrases

clinically deadclinically depressed

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