pseudoclinical
English
Etymology
pseudo- + clinical
Adjective
pseudoclinical (comparative more pseudoclinical, superlative most pseudoclinical)
- Apparently, but not actually, clinical.
- 2007 June 15, Anemona Hartocollis, “Writer Expresses Remorse for Sex Attack, but Still Claims He Is Ill”, in New York Times:
- “Despite the pseudoclinical patina of these epithets, they were just part of an editorial arsenal that seeks to demonize a suspect before he even reaches trial.”
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