clinically

C3L1I1N1I1C3A1L1L1Y4

adverb

In a clinical manner: dispassionately or analytically.

“clinically apparent”

Less commonScrabble 17

Meanings

adverbclinically (comparative more clinically, superlative most clinically)

comparative more clinically · superlative most clinically

  1. 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 more examples

    Hypokalemia may manifest clinically as fatigue and muscle cramping.

    Mild electrolyte disturbances are usually not clinically apparent, but if they worsen, symptoms begin.

    Abraham Lincoln was clinically depressed. Some say he was gay. He guest-starred on a “Star Trek” episode and became a vampire slayer.

    2021 March 14, John Blake, “Did Black lives matter to Abraham Lincoln? It’s complicated”, in CNN, archived from the original on 12 Oct 2022

    Antonyms: nonclinically

  2. At a person's bedside.

    a person baptised clinically

Synonyms & antonyms

adverbIn 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.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱel-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱley-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*ḱl̥néyti
  4. Proto-Hellenic*klíňňō
  5. Ancient Greekκλῑ́νω (klī́nō)
  6. Ancient Greekκλῑ́νη (klī́nē)
  7. Ancient Greekκλῑνῐκός (klīnĭkós)
  8. Late Latinclīnicus
  9. Frenchclinique
  10. Englishclinic
  11. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  13. Englishclinical
  14. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  15. Proto-Germanic*līką
  16. Englishclinically

From clinical + -ly.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Catalan clínicament
  • clínicamentin the setting of a medical clinic
Finnish kliinisesti
  • kliinisestiin the setting of a medical clinic
French cliniquement
  • cliniquementin the setting of a medical clinic
Italian clinicamente
  • clinicamentein the setting of a medical clinic
Portuguese clinicamente
  • clinicamentein the setting of a medical clinic
Spanish clínicamente
  • clínicamentein the setting of a medical clinic
Cite this entry
APA

clinically. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clinically

MLA

“clinically.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clinically. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “clinically,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clinically.

Source: clinically on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.