Meanings
adjectivepseudoclinical (comparative more pseudoclinical, superlative most pseudoclinical)
comparative more pseudoclinical · superlative most pseudoclinical
- Apparently, but not actually, clinical.
“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.”
2007 June 15, Anemona Hartocollis, “Writer Expresses Remorse for Sex Attack, but Still Claims He Is Ill”, in New York Times
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APA
pseudoclinical. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudoclinical
MLA
“pseudoclinical.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudoclinical. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pseudoclinical,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudoclinical.
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